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Take Back the City housing activists call for ‘total ban’ on Airbnb in Ireland
Reading Time: 2 minutesIreland: Protesters from housing activist group, Take Back the City, occupied Airbnb’s Dublin offices on Saturday in protest over the platform’s ‘impact on the housing crisis’. The Airbnb head office was open as part of an Open House Dublin architecture event which allowed public access to buildings. However, access to other offices as part of […]
Portland housing committee asks for six-month moratorium on short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesPortland: Portland’s housing committee is asking the city council to order a six-month moratorium on new short-term rentals in non-owner-occupied homes. The moratorium was proposed during a meeting and public hearing on Thursday regarding a raft of proposed amendments to tighten Portland’s short-term rental rules. Committee members were poised to debate and vote on the […]
Amsterdam rental report published by Airbnb amid short-term rental crackdown
Reading Time: 2 minutesAmsterdam: Airbnb has revealed landlords hosted 2.5 million overnight stays via its rental platform in Amsterdam in 2017. The landlords reportedly had 800,000 visitors, who stayed over three days on average – almost twice as long as the typical stay in a hotel or guest house that year, according to the company. Based on such […]
Las Vegas City Planning Commission votes to ban short-term rentals like Airbnb
Reading Time: < 1 minuteLas Vegas: The Las Vegas City Planning Commission has voted in favour of banning short-term rentals such as Airbnb. The final result came in at four votes to three in favour of ban despite testimony from more than a hundred people who said the service was having a positive effect on the economy. One resident […]
Las Vegas City Council proposes all-out ban on short term rentals in the city
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnited States: Las Vegas City Councilwoman Lois Tarkanian is proposing a ban on short term rentals in the city following regular complaints from neighbours of Airbnb host properties. Las Vegas is currently the only city in Clark Country to allow short term rentals rented via online platforms like Airbnb but Tarkanian is now proposing an […]
Apartment startup Stay Alfred raises $47 million to pursue U.S. expansion
Reading Time: 1 minuteUnited States: Stay Alfred, a startup that rents out apartments and turns them into short-term rentals, has raised $47 million to continue its expansion across the U.S.
Short term rentals to be taxed in Culver City after agreement with Airbnb
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUnited States: Culver City will soon be collecting taxes on short-term rentals made through Airbnb after the city council instructed staff to enter into a voluntary agreement with the short-term rental platform. The decision was made last week as elected officials instructed city staff to seek a transient-occupancy tax voluntarily through an agreement with Airbnb. […]
Second home buyers turning to investment opportunities with holiday lets
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: More second home buyers are renting out their homes to cover high costs rather than purchasing them for their own exclusive use, according to research. Buying second homes before leasing them out as shared accommodation has grown sharply in the past two decades, due to the surge of online lettings sites and Airbnb. Estate […]
Vancouver insurance brokers issue Airbnb coverage warning
Reading Time: 2 minutesVancouver: Recently-introduced regulations in some municipalities of Metro Vancouver are making it harder for property owners to get insurance coverage for their short-term rentals. One major insurance company, Wawanesa, stopped coverage for Airbnb-type listings in July, leading some brokers to suggest their clients go to more expensive ‘specialty market’ insurers as an alternative. A spokesman […]
Protests in Lisbon over soaring numbers of short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesLisbon: Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Lisbon on Saturday to voice their anger at soaring numbers of short-term tourist rentals and rising rents. Those marching through the Portuguese capital held up banners displaying slogans such as “Rein in rents, stop expulsions” and “enough tourism rentals”, in a demonstration that resembled others seen […]