tourism Airbnb claims crackdown on short-term lets creating ‘fear’ for hostsThe company has opposed several parts of a new government bill that will require hosts to have a licence for short-term lets
Housing No homeowner using Airbnb told Dublin council about rental nights detailsPeople using short-term letting platforms are legally obliged to tell the local authorities how many nights they rented out their properties
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Tourism Government places no limit on short-term letting licencesNew licence system set up to regulate sector and return up to 12,000 illegal lets to main residential market
Housing Dublin Airbnb’ers can pay off monthly mortgage faster than European hostsAn analysis of Airbnb rates in Europe showed that a three-bedroom home in Dublin would, on average, get almost €259 a night for being leased out
Plan to curb home rentals on Airbnb delayed until next yearThe ‘blight of trying to get a house will continue for at least another 12 months’ after the government confirmed measures to address short-term letting will not come into operation until 2023
Matt Cooper: No amount of Metaverse guff can distract from Zuckerberg’s failingsThe Facebook founder concentrated on the future in his message to his ‘Metamates’ last week, but the company’s best days may already be behind it
Turnover down 38% at Airbnb’s Irish unit as Covid hits revenueCompany, which has its European headquarters in Dublin, said business ‘declined significantly’ in early 2020 due to the pandemic
Thousands flouting new rules on short-term letsDublin City Council has sent 1,245 warning letters to those advertising illegal lets on Airbnb and Booking.com
Short-term gains from Airbnb costs rental market in the long runA new report has shown that fewer than 800 properties are available to rent outside Dublin, but an investigation by the Business Post has found many more short-term lets are on offer
Government to crack down on Airbnb hosts with raft of new rulesThe measures could return thousands of homes to the rental market around the country
Court of Appeal: Airbnb must share details of Austrian homeownersThe homesharing platform has failed to overturn a ruling forcing it to give the Austrian tax authorities details of the owners of 365 properties on its site
