Debate erupts around short-term rentals in Hawaii as hotels estimate 30,000 illegal rentals

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: An Oxford study set fire to a debate between short-term rental and hotel lobbies around tourism and Hawaii’s housing crisis.
One in 477 Edinburgh short-term lets has planning permission

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: According to a study from Homes First, only one in 477 short-term let properties in Edinburgh has proper planning permission. Homes First’s report was spearheaded by Charlotte Maddix and Andy Wightman MSP, and claimed there had been a “staggering pattern of unlawful activity” in the Scottish capital. The survey used scraped data from Booking.com, […]