Christchurch Airbnb operators face paying $1000 bill or getting a permit
New Zealand: Christchurch homeowners renting entire properties on Airbnb may have to get a permit under updated council short-term rental regulations. On Wednesday, Christchurch’s regulatory performance committee discussed applying a business rate on whole properties used for hosting short-term guests on Airbnb for four or more months a year, or a potential permit system. The […]
Parliamentary inquiry set up to regulate short-term rentals in Western Australia
Australia: The Western Australian Labour and Liberal parties have united to set up a parliamentary inquiry into regulation of the state’s short-stay accommodation industry. Tension has grown between owners of licenced short-stay businesses, such as hotels, serviced apartments and bed and breakfasts, and backyard operators who do not have a licence and advertise on platforms […]
Australian Hotels Association (AHA) proposes plan to regulate Airbnb
Australia: The Australian Hotels Association (AHA) has proposed a five-point plan to regulate, license and control the home-sharing sector in its latest effort to combat the impact by Airbnb. The plan includes the requirement that restricts home-sharing to an owner’s primary residence and bans whole properties from being listed as home-sharing accommodation for less than […]