trappedinahotel

Our neighbours were evicted and now we're trapped in a hotel :( Yorkshire. UK

[Dr. Airy the Ghostbird @ghostbirdtravel]

https://t.co/gML9UTkNVl Yes, this. When will we see positive change? Because right about now I am feeling hopeless.

[PLACE, Edinburgh @PLACEEdinburgh]

'The host has forced their neighbors — who see strangers coming and going constantly — to become just a little bit less engaged and connected to their home.' What I Think Every Time I See an #Airbnb Renter in My Neighborhood https://t.co/EO653SOqTB

[Cornerstone on Social Housing Fraud @CSHousingFraud]

Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) find that permitting flat to be used for via Airbnb/Booking.com was a breach of lease as it was using it for a purpose other than as a private dwelling house

Triplerose Ltd v Beattie & Anor [2020] UKUT 180 (LC) https://t.co/UpJrv4YN4t

[EdinbUrgh! @streetscape33]

“The majority of whole property short-term lets advertised in Edinburgh may be unlawful, according to early results from a new data tool which suggests that almost all are operating without planning consent.” https://t.co/ZQsJyXvdAT

[PLACE, Edinburgh @PLACEEdinburgh]

"The problem is that pretty quickly it went from a sharing economy to a predatory economy, with more and more professionals stepping into the breach who decided to make a business of it full-time."
https://t.co/gzLdOaPMhc

[Karen Buck @KarenPBuckQP]

‘Homes are being turned into hotels. We need a registration scheme for short-term lets’: me writing in ⁦@politicshome⁩ on the surge in short-let accommodation numbers and why it matters. https://t.co/meA75K56VL

[Tom Cayler @tacayler]

Glad to see that A'r is admitting that their One Host One Home Policy is a joke.

[PLACE, Edinburgh @PLACEEdinburgh]

We would agree that either a property is suitable as a short term let, or it is not. To avoid people abusing loopholes we advocate that people letting their own home can let four times a year through licensing. More than that would need planning permission.

[@BarnstableWatch @barnstablewatch]

#Airbnb is disrespecting London's regs and breaking the law. Their "hosts" are overwhelmingly companies, not teachers and nurses sharing their homes to pick up some extra dough. True everywhere. https://t.co/t7QFq9tAtE

[Jessica Sheedy Black @jjsheedy]

“As the #STR goldrush gathers pace, @Airbnb empires are rapidly being scaled & monetized w/ professional operators creating scores of fake accounts, fake listings & fake reviews to run rings around AirBnB, local law enforcement & the guests who place their trust in the platform.”

[EdinbUrgh! @streetscape33]

“This is far beyond the idea of the shared economy where you let a tourist stay in your home & tell them something about your nice city,” says mayor of Prague. “This is just a distributed hotel, where you abuse the comfort of the local residents, & seek profit at their expense."

[PLACE, Edinburgh @PLACEEdinburgh]

Do you have commercial short term lets in your area of #Edinburgh? e.g. properties used for holiday lets with no permanent residents. If so, add them to this new site that is mapping where they all are. They might be listed on sites like #Airbnb #BookingCom #Tripadvisor #Expedia

[Conor Matchett @conor_matchett]

NEW: A 'ghost hotel' has been shut down by Edinburgh City Council after the Scottish Government dismissed an appeal from its owner, who was told to shut down two other Airbnbs in the same tenement in August (cc: @PLACEEdinburgh)

https://t.co/56d6GgO1vp

[PLACE, Edinburgh @PLACEEdinburgh]

In Michigan. 'when it comes to the burgeoning short-term rental phenomenon, in the name of guest safety, community stability and economic fairness, a hotel by any other name must be regulated and taxed as such.' https://t.co/gxOzBjRFvt

[PLACE, Edinburgh @PLACEEdinburgh]

It is worth remembering why #Edinburgh residents need proper protection from unlawful and unregulated short term lets. From July, a cartoon by Locked Out by Maria Stoian. @KevinStewartSNP @KateC_SNP @adamrmcvey https://t.co/AMNU6MCZ2y

[PLACE, Edinburgh @PLACEEdinburgh]

In response to the Scottish Government's announcement today on the future licensing of short-term lets in Scotland here is what PLACE Edinburgh has to say.
https://t.co/6j1v3p40Yo

[Mike @tesodb]

"The tourism industry has consistently failed to acknowledge that it has a responsibility to destinations and their residents, as well as travellers."

Article from Feb 2019 on the need for tourist taxes with further measures required for sustainability.

https://t.co/fKSsLTLsFg

[Conor Matchett @conor_matchett]

Airbnb challenged to 'acknowledge the harm' on residents from short-term lets by Edinburgh campaign group https://t.co/OGeHGwfaU2

[PLACE, Edinburgh @PLACEEdinburgh]

Many of the same issues that we have in #Edinburgh happen across the world, wherever #Airbnb and other disruptive/unlawful online businesses operate.