Do we not already have something like this? Pretty crazy if not
>These include the impact on the housing market
aahhh…. not even hidden, which is not to suggest it isn’t a good idea anyway..
>The scale and nature of England’s guest accommodation offer has changed significantly over the last 10 to 15 years, driven primarily by the growth of online platforms. This has led to a significant number of new entrants into the market, particularly owners of what would otherwise be residential premises offering short-term and holiday lets.
>Whilst the sharing economy brings many benefits to the tourism sector, the rise in short-term and holiday letting has also prompted a range of concerns. These include the impact on the housing market and questions around health and safety standards. Many other countries and cities have introduced measures in recent years to address some of these concerns and the government believes the time is now right to look at the situation in England.
About time. Air BnB was in the process of being banned in Amsterdam when I was there a few years ago, as it undermined hotel licensing and was increasing costs on local service budgets, e.g. the waste being produced by the sheer number of extra Air BnB tourists couldn’t be budgeted for as there was no documentation of how many extra tourists Air BnB accomodation was accountable for.
I presume though that due to the landlord status of many of our MPs, that this evaluation has come about due to the threat of competition in the housing market, rather than the environmental and local service impacts.
Is it ?
A. To compile a list purely for tourists to search for available holiday lets ie Airbnb etc.
B. For the gov to see how really dire the rental sector for local people it is e.g small coastal villages like a ghost town for over 6 months of the year as there is a high % of properties are second homes
C. To check the properties are being run correctly ie as a business and paying the correct taxes and not listed as a second home and instead being used as a holiday let whilst not paying tax on the earnings .
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Do we not already have something like this? Pretty crazy if not
>These include the impact on the housing market
aahhh…. not even hidden, which is not to suggest it isn’t a good idea anyway..
>The scale and nature of England’s guest accommodation offer has changed significantly over the last 10 to 15 years, driven primarily by the growth of online platforms. This has led to a significant number of new entrants into the market, particularly owners of what would otherwise be residential premises offering short-term and holiday lets.
>Whilst the sharing economy brings many benefits to the tourism sector, the rise in short-term and holiday letting has also prompted a range of concerns. These include the impact on the housing market and questions around health and safety standards. Many other countries and cities have introduced measures in recent years to address some of these concerns and the government believes the time is now right to look at the situation in England.
About time. Air BnB was in the process of being banned in Amsterdam when I was there a few years ago, as it undermined hotel licensing and was increasing costs on local service budgets, e.g. the waste being produced by the sheer number of extra Air BnB tourists couldn’t be budgeted for as there was no documentation of how many extra tourists Air BnB accomodation was accountable for.
I presume though that due to the landlord status of many of our MPs, that this evaluation has come about due to the threat of competition in the housing market, rather than the environmental and local service impacts.
Is it ?
A. To compile a list purely for tourists to search for available holiday lets ie Airbnb etc.
B. For the gov to see how really dire the rental sector for local people it is e.g small coastal villages like a ghost town for over 6 months of the year as there is a high % of properties are second homes
C. To check the properties are being run correctly ie as a business and paying the correct taxes and not listed as a second home and instead being used as a holiday let whilst not paying tax on the earnings .