Government rejects idea that taxing holiday homes could help deal with the housing crisis
https://www.thejournal.ie/holiday-homes-tax-6084799-Jun2023/ In this article, the Irish Ministry of Finance acknowledges that an additional tax on tourist residences will (often) not help to solve the housing crisis. It is indeed important to question how the desired objective is achieved by introducing any rule or tax, as detailed by a professor at Trinity College Dublin. As always, […]
Amsterdam was wrong to ban Airbnb rentals in three neighbourhoods: court rules – DutchNews.nl
https://www.dutchnews.nl/2023/05/amsterdam-was-wrong-to-ban-airbnb-rentals-in-three-areas-court The Dutch Council of State has just ruled that the city of Amsterdam could not ban short-term rentals in certain areas of the city: “A total ban on short-term rentals in certain neighborhoods is an excessive measure,” the court said in its ruling. “This can only be justified if there are good reasons related […]
Providing accommodation to “transient guests”: national “anti-Airbnb” measures are not (necessarily) contrary to European law
In their analysis of the regulatory framework for tourist accommodation in the Brussels-Capital Region, with regard to the CALI Apartments case in Paris and the subsequent ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union, and more specifically on the subject of the issuance of urban planning certificates by municipalities, the conclusions of this […]
