“Brussels wants to put an end to illegal Airbnbs.” An excellent article from Le Soir with a provocative title, yet highly revealing of the underlying discomfort!
“Brussels wants to put an end to illegal Airbnbs” — Le Soir An excellent article by Julien Bialas in Le Soir on 20 October: the title is provocative, yet highly revealing of the discomfort created by regulations that are nearly 10 years old and whose planned revision does not address the core of the problem. […]
Open Letter to the Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region.
Here is the open letter addressed to the Minister-President of the Brussels-Capital Region in response to the approval, on third reading, of the ordinance on tourist accommodation. Enjoy the reading! We will keep you informed of any further developments or reactions.
Chaos in New York: what was bound to happen has happened… or the result of disproportionate prohibition policies! A source of inspiration for the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region?
Reminder of the political decision by the New York authorities that entered into force on 5 September:Airbnb: in New York, it is no longer possible to rent an apartment for less than 30 days. And the result one month later:New York’s Airbnb Ban Is Descending Into Pure Chaos | WIRED The number of short-term rental […]
Tourist accommodation: the Brussels Government approves the preliminary draft ordinance.
Tourist accommodation: the Brussels Government approves the preliminary draft ordinance | Press release – Rudi Vervoort STR-Belgium’s response in L’Echo of 28 September 2023 On 28 September, the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region approved, on third reading, the preliminary draft ordinance on tourist accommodation, replacing the ordinance of 8 May 2014. Below, we break down […]
STR-Belgium was present at the meeting organized by the Airbnb community of the Brussels-Capital Region this Thursday, 21 September 2023.
This Thursday, 21 September, STR-Belgium took part in the meeting organized by the Airbnb Community of the Brussels-Capital Region. It was an opportunity for STR-Belgium to present a number of observations regarding the ordinance of 8 May 2014 (and the newly announced one — see news of 28 September 2023) and to inform Brussels hosts […]
STR-Belgium welcomes the Government’s initiative to review the PRAS, a fundamental — and now obsolete — urban planning tool!
Share The City : la Région prépare la ville de demain | perspective.brussels STR-Belgium welcomes with great hope the initiative of perspective.brussels to finally review the PRAS (Regional Land Use Plan), an obsolete urban planning framework dating back to 2001 and completely out of sync with the ordinance of 8 May 2014 governing tourist accommodation. […]
A step forward in the implementation of European regulation for short-term rentals.
Short-term rentals: increasing transparency and curbing illegal listings | News | European Parliament (europa.eu) STR-Belgium welcomes today the adoption by the European Parliament’s IMCO Committee (Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee) of its position on the new rules aimed at making the short-term rental market more transparent. The text is available here. This represents an […]
Brussels-Capital Region: Members of STR-Belgium are appearing before the Brussels Court of First Instance this week to demand the issuance of their Urban Planning Compliance Certificate
This week, members of STR-Belgium and professional actors in the Tourist Residence sector will petition the Court of First Instance to obtain their Urban Planning Conformity Certificate. Let’s recall some fundamental points of the case: We will keep you informed of further developments. [1] The short-term rental sector in Italy represents approximately €11 billion in […]
Scottish Government must act to ensure holiday lets licensing scheme is not yet another SNP blunder – Scotsman comment
Scottish Government must act to ensure holiday lets licensing scheme is not yet another SNP blunder – Scotsman comment | The Scotsman In this article, our colleague Fiona Campbell from the Association of Scottish Self-Caterers (ASCC) expresses her deep concern about the consequences of implementing regulations that are completely misguided in relation to the intended objective… […]
The Supreme Court overturns the restrictions on tourist apartments imposed by Compromís and PSOE in Valencia (elespanol.com)
https://www.elespanol.com/alicante/economia/turismo/20230726/supremo-anula-limitaciones-pisos-turisticos-compromis-psoe-impusieron-valencia/781922082_0.html
