Holiday rental self check-ins banned in Italy
Italy: The Italian interior ministry has announced a ban on key lock boxes across the country in order to “prevent public order and safety risks”.
STRz Podcast 51: Marco Celani, AIGAB
Italy: AIGAB president Marco Celani joins us for episode 51 of the ShortTermRentalz podcast.
Tuscan court overturns STR ban in historic centre of Florence
Italy: The Regional Administrative Court of Tuscany [TAR] has overturned a ban on registering short-term rentals for tourists in the historic UNESCO centre of Florence.
Airbnb to pay €576m to tax authorities in Italy
Italy: Airbnb has agreed to pay €576 million [$621 million] to tax authorities in Italy, bringing a long-running dispute to an end.
Italian judge orders seizure of €779m in Airbnb tax probe
Italy: A judge in Italy has ordered the seizure of €779.5 million [£676.8 million / $831.6 million] from Airbnb’s European headquarters in Ireland over a probe into alleged tax evasion, the Milan prosecutors’ office said on Monday.
Florence prepares bylaw to prohibit rentals in historic centre
Italy: Florence is preparing to introduce a bylaw that would prohibit short-term rentals in the city’s historic centre, having already announced a ban on new listings.
NUMA Group expands to Italy
Milan / Berlin: Short-term rental technology provider and driver of the “commercial living” asset class, NUMA Group [formerly COSI Group], has announced its expansion into Milan and Berlin. With its international expansion to Italy, NUMA is continuing on its growth path in Europe. Earlier this year, the German company launched in Spain and acquired local property […]