What could EU regulation mean for short-term rentals
EU regulation of short-term rentals: What could change? | Euronews In this report, euronews.next provides a good overview of the crucial role played by the European Union in regulating the short-term rental sector. The five main objectives of the proposed regulation are as follows: 1. The requirement to have a registration number in order to […]
Tourism in Brussels: non-hotel accommodation has not returned to pre-COVID levels – La Première, July 12, 2023
This interview on La Première on July 12, 2023 (Link to La Première audio recording) Tourism in Brussels: non-hotel accommodation has not returned to pre-COVID levels (P. Vandenbulcke – LP 12/07/23) – – Auvio (rtbf.be) where the Director of visit.brussels speaks is worthy of several comments: Let’s now return to the two statements made by […]
“No, professionals in the furnished tourist rental sector should not be made the scapegoats for poor housing in France!” (latribune.fr)
The SPLM (Syndicat des Professionnels de la Location Meublée, or Union of Furnished Rental Professionals) in France is a signatory to the Furnished Rental Professionals’ Forum. We invite you to read it below. It is indeed time to stop pointing fingers at an industry that drives tourism, creates non-relocatable jobs and value, and to work […]
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 a eu tort d’interdire les locations Airbnb dans trois quartiers : tribunal – 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 […]
Airbnb in Brussels: a ruling by the Court of Appeal questions the legal framework
A very good article by Amandine Cloot in Le Soir newspaper, which neatly sums up the debate in its conclusion: “The issue is technical, but the stakes are crucial. This is true both for housing policy in the capital, as other cities are facing critical problems in terms of accessibility for their residents as a […]
Why Airbnb is making the housing crisis worse
Why Airbnb is making the housing crisis worse (ln24.be) Why Airbnb is making the housing crisis worse – La Libre This report has the merit of launching a debate on the topics of tourist accommodation and housing. Unfortunately, it does not escape the demagogic temptation to pit the two topics against each other, and in […]
Will the Brussels government kill thousands of tourist residences?
Will the Brussels government kill off thousands of tourist residences? | L’Echo (lecho.be) Article très complet de Pauline Deglume de l’Echo qui dépeint clairement la situation en Région de Bruxelles-Capitale. D’un côté, un Ministre-Président et son administration qui fait la sourde oreille à tout un secteur et de l’autre, tous les acteurs de ce secteur que […]
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 […]
