Barcelona hits back at Airbnb for failure to remove ‘illegal’ listings
Spain: Barcelona’s Deputy Mayor is preparing measures to hit back at the wave of “illegal” tourist listings in the city. The move comes as the city prepares to hit back at online accommodation platform Airbnb after 800 reportedly illegal listings failed to be removed from the site this year. Barcelona’s deputy mayor, Laia Bonet, emphasised […]
Canada introduces tax measures to ease housing shortage
Canada: Lawmakers in Canada have agreed to impose new measures that limit income tax deductions on short-term rentals booked through platforms such as Airbnb and Vrbo, in a bid to ease the country’s affordable housing shortage.