Amsterdam to appeal against ruling on Airbnb listings
Netherlands: The Dutch capital city of Amsterdam has announced that it will appeal against a recent court ruling to end its ban on Airbnb listings in three neighbourhoods. Gastvrij Amsterdam, an interest group of holiday tenants and short-term rental owners, brought the case to court earlier this month, and was able to achieve putting an […]
Amsterdam city centre rental ban ruled to be illegal
Netherlands: The imposing of a ban on short-term rentals in three city centre districts in Amsterdam last year has now been ruled illegal by the Dutch capital’s administrative court. The case was brought to court by housing lobby group Amsterdam Gastvrij, which represents home owners who list their homes on rental platforms, according to Dutch […]
Rental platforms banned in three Amsterdam districts
Netherlands: The Dutch city of Amsterdam has announced that vacation rentals will henceforth be banned from three city centre districts in the old town from 1 July. The three districts affected by the tightening of the rules on short-term rentals are Burgwallen-Nieuwe Zijde, Burgwallen-Oude Zijde and the Grachtengordel-Zuid. Rentals will only be permitted in other […]
Amsterdam bans holiday rentals in city centre neighbourhoods
Netherlands: Amsterdam City Council is prohibiting the operations of holiday rentals in certain neighbourhoods within the old city and canal area, and has pledged to introduce permits for hosts to operate rentals in other parts of the city from 1 July. The ban, covering sections of the 1012 and 1017, has been implemented to reduce […]
Amsterdam rescinds €400,000 fines for “illegal” holiday rentals
Netherlands: It has been revealed that Amsterdam City Council was recently forced to withdraw fines worth up to €400,000 which were handed out to short-term rental property hosts who were allegedly breaking lodging laws in the city. The Supreme Court of the Netherlands last week ruled that the fines were illegal due to the fact […]
Amsterdam to address housing shortage with regulations
Holland: Amsterdam is set to change its vacation rental regulations with the aim of addressing issues in the local housing market by next year. The key proposed changes include establishing a quota on BnBs, banning holiday rentals in certain areas and giving young locals and healthcare and education staff priority for rental housing. The city […]