Summary of STR law in NSW and VIC strata
Nice summary of the current state of short-term rental law in NSW, VIC and WA. The tldr version: Rules set down by tribunals in NSW and VIC that stop a strata from blocking short-term...
Experts in controlling short-term rentals Blog
Airbnb makes nice in Hong Kong, not in Boston
Make no mistake – Short-term rental companies benefit from an unregulated industry. The threat of regulation creates problems for them though, especially if these are look to crack down in a way that hurts...
How many Aussie Airbnbs are being used to film adult movies?
Spotted this today, following on from the “Melbourne house trashed via Booking.com rental” story, where a caller said people were naked and taking drugs after booking her house for a movie shoot. Overseas we’ve...
Do holiday rentals affect rental prices?
You bet, but hard to prove. This report from the New Daily talks discusses anecdotal evidence linking the two. It makes sense. We know returns are better through short-term than long term rentals in...
Too easy to ignore San Fran STR rules
This report is interesting from the San Fran Chronicle, showing how 14 apartments were turned into permanent short-term rentals using various tricks and loopholes. Despite the harsh rules and cooperation of major sites, it’s...
STRs gutting local communities
This report from Anglicare is worrying because it directly links holiday letting with increased rental stress. The global asset boom is already pushing up rents across the world. If we don’t step to regulate...
Another Aussie house trashed from Booking.com rental
News from Victoria that should surprise no one. A house in Footscray was booked through Booking.com and then trashed. No insurance cover because it was “malicious damage”, and fake names and a fake credit...
How should Sydney respond to Airbnb?
Great post about the state of short term letting in Sydney by an expert in the field. What started as room sharing has become mainly full time commercial operations. Council and building residents suffer more...
NYC Renters Paid Extra $616 Million because of Airbnb?
More evidence that short-term rentals affect rental affordability. A whopping $616m according to NYC. Airbnb as always is disputing the details but the logical link is clear, and the evidence is piling up that...
Gold Coast Council: Good STR rules need enforcement to work
This is why councils need a monitoring and enforcement solution (like, ahem, BnbGuard) if they want to regulate short-term letting. Rules by themselves are too easy to ignore, and they’re getting easier to ignore....
