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Airbnb.org and 211 LA support residents amid Los Angeles wildfires
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Airbnb.org is working with community hub and non-profit organisation, 211 LA, to offer free, temporary housing to residents in Los Angeles County who have been displaced from their homes or forced to evacuate by this week’s wildfires.
Report: Scottish Highland STLs boost economy by £200m a year
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland: A new independent analysis from Scottish consultancy BiGGAR Economics has revealed the considerable economic impact of Scotland’s short-term let [STL] industry, and which was also shown to have a negligible effect on housing.
Bills advance in Hawaii to leave uncertain STR future
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Short-term rentals could be phased out entirely in counties across Hawaii if two bills that are currently moving through state legislature are passed.
Tighter regulations proposed to address rising rents in Türkiye
Reading Time: 2 minutesTürkiye: The Turkish government is preparing to tighten restrictions on short-term rentals in the country in a bid to address rising rents in major cities such as the capital city of Ankara.
Over 370k homes unbuilt in Scotland as crackdown begins
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: While the holiday let industry is blamed for the housing crisis, prompting a nationwide clampdown, a pipeline of more than 370,000 homes across Scotland remains unbuilt, new research has revealed.
Gove considers holiday home curbs in concessions to Tory MPs
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The UK Government has moved a step closer to requiring homeowners to apply for planning consent if they want to rent out residential properties as holiday lets, as it prepares to open a consultation period in parliament.
Airbnb and London council plan illegal subletting crackdown
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: A London council is working with Airbnb to crack down on illegal social housing subletting fraud in the capital.
Israel unveils measures to restrict short-term rentals
Reading Time: 2 minutesIsrael: The Israeli government has held a press conference in which it set out its plan to address the high cost of housing in the country and place additional restrictions on short-term rental platforms including Airbnb. Israel’s finance [Avigdor Lieberman], interior [Ayelet Shaked] and housing [Zeev Elkin] ministers convened with the press on Sunday to […]
Holiday parks to house homeless people in Cornwall
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Cornwall Council is to buy two unnamed holiday parks in the county that will house homeless people and families, as part of a £15 million package of measures to increase the amount of temporary accommodation amid the housing shortage. According to the BBC, the two parks are located in the Hayle and Helston areas, […]
Holiday lets and second homes face scrutiny in Wales
Reading Time: 2 minutesWales: The Welsh Government is set to launch a clampdown on holiday lets and second homes this summer, over concerns about housing affordability and availability concerns. The Labour-led administration has pledged to introduce a pilot scheme within the next two months that will trial a registration scheme for all holiday and self-catered accommodation and a […]