French cities pursue crackdown on rental lockboxes
France: French cities are intensifying a crackdown on key lockboxes that are often associated with short-term rentals in urban areas.
Stricter taxation measures get Senate approval in France
France: The French Senate has approved measures to implement tougher taxation on short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb in order to address a perceived “distortion of competition” compared to the country’s hotel sector.
France plans to ban energy inefficient homes from short-term rental market
France: The French government is aiming to ban poorly-insulated housing from being listed on short-term rental platforms, the country’s junior minister for housing and cities said this week.
Airbnb ordered to pay $9.5m fine by Paris court
France: Airbnb has been ordered to pay eight million euros [$9.5 million] in fines by a court in Paris after more than 1000 of its listings were found to be flouting registration laws in the French capital. The home-sharing platform was fined 8000 euros per listing “given the severity of the violations… and their consequences with […]
French cities to intensify crackdown on short-term rentals
France: According to new legislation, authorities in Paris and other French cities will be able to regulate local businesses that wish to rent their properties on short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb. The French Government’s new decree was released on Sunday, stating that businesses which wish to transform their property into a rental are subject to prior […]