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Australia has taken a 'light touch' with Airbnb. Could stronger regulations ease the housing crisis?

The current housing crisis has renewed debates about how to regulate short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb. The international research on the impact of these rentals is clear: when landlords “host” tourists rather than residents, housing supply is depleted, rents rise and neighbourhoods change.

The Conversation

Britain's 'loneliest' home 20 minutes walk from parking is going for bargain price

House hunters looking for a bargain and a bit of privacy might be tempted by a picturesque cottage dubbed Britain's "loneliest" home which has just had its asking price slashed

Daily Mirror

Family sues after toddler dies from fentanyl poisoning in Airbnb

Investigators ‘unable to determine’ how toddler obtained and ingested the drug

The Independent UK

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Family to sue Airbnb after toddler dies from fentanyl overdose while taking a nap

Enora Lavenir was put down for a nap by her parents after a morning of television and playtime with her four siblings in Florida and she never woke up again

Daily Mirror

Airbnb asks Liverpool residents to rent out their homes for the Eurovision Song Contest

Residents could pocket hundreds for a single room

Liverpool Echo

Airbnb says it may ban users who are ‘likely to travel’ with people who have already been banned

Company says bans are a ‘necessary safety precaution’

The Independent UK

Man baffled over Airbnb's 'excessive' list of rules plastered all over property

An Airbnb has gone viral for its 'excessive' rule list for guests to follow, including not spraying body fragrance inside the property – and there's also a strict timer for using hot water

Daily Mirror

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£2m Airbnb mansion TRASHED after birthday party gatecrashed by 50 uninvited revellers

Students Adekoya Odukoya and Suliat Okunlola paid to rent the luxury AirBnB in Dorset before social media posts gave away their location and crowds descended on the property

Daily Mirror

Warning for holiday goers as Spain and Portugal continue to crack down on tourists

Some European countries have introduced changes in the hopes of reducing tourists

Irish Mirror

Supercars Airbnb rates down slightly on previous years, but last minute bookings expected

"We're expecting it to be a busy weekend, but there are still rooms available,"

Newcastle Herald

EuroMillions winner ‘opens £110-a-night Airbnb in back garden to top up £148m fortune’

Back in 2012, Adrian Bayford and his wife Gillian became Britain's biggest ever lottery winners when they took home a £148million fortune - but the dad-of-two has since seemingly opened up an Airbnb in his back garden

Daily Mirror

The housing crisis’ Hamlet moment: to Airbnb or not Airbnb?

The famous “Airbnb effect” on housing affordability, that is the question taken up by a Shakespearean research paper.

Fortune

Below Deck: The luxury Airbnb 130ft yacht you can rent in Greater Manchester

It may not be in the Mediterranean, but you can still enjoy the Below Deck lifestyle on board this stunning yacht

Manchester Evening News

Belfast named one of UK’s 'cheapest staycation' destinations

The data looks at accommodation, meals, transport and activities in each city

Belfast Live

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Wales Online

Airbnb host's relative broke into terrified woman's room and rifled through her bags

Rentals company say intruder was relative of host, who has been given a final warning over incident

Irish Mirror

Cheltenham Festival visitors set to be hit with shocking price hike

Cheltenham Festival visitors are set to be hit with a shocking price hike with the festival kicking off next month.

Daily Mirror

Tourist says she's lucky to be alive after 'catching disease from Airbnb hot tub'

Pamela Farman, 75, and her family were vacationing in the sunshine state of Florida in May 2022 when she suddenly struggled to breathe

Capital & Main

Report: Los Angeles Is Ignoring Thousands of Violations of Its Airbnb Law

The city moved to regulate short-term rentals in 2018, but researchers say it will not issue fines.

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Wales Online

Woman says she was hospitalised after catching deadly disease in Airbnb hot tub

Pamela is still suffering the after-effects of the illness

Wales Online

Teacher forced into Airbnb after leak from new bathroom turns house 'into swamp'

Fay Guest spent £5,000 on a new bath, shower, sink and toilet

Daily Mirror

Rich family at war with aristocrat tenant in eviction row over 20 animal pets and mould

Landlords the Cators claimed their 54-year-old aristocratic tenant breached her contract, with accusations ranging from painting the walls the wrong colour to subletting through AirBnB

Daily Mirror

Women warn about 'Ben Stage' in dating after sharing red flags around men named Ben

A trend known as the 'Ben Stage' has gone viral on social media as dozens of women have been sharing their dating horror stories involving men who all shared the same name - Ben

Daily Mirror

Woman forced to move out of home after £5,000 Wickes bathroom turns it into SWAMP

Fay Guest, 33, says she has had to move out into a £500-a-week Airbnb after a leak from her brand new Wickes bathroom turned her entire home into a 'swamp'

The Guardian - AU

Short-term rentals destroying ‘social fabric’ of region, Byron Bay residents tell inquiry

Second day of NSW Independent Planning Commission begins after NSW government stripped council of power to cap short-term rentals

Daily Record

Greedy Edinburgh landlords charging five-figure sums for Fringe short-term lets

Analysis of accommodation on short-term letting sites such as Airbnb and Vrbo reveals a gulf in pricing for stays now and in August.

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