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It’s not just Airbnb – it’s all short-term holiday letting (STL) in apartment blocks. But that California-based holiday letting internet site has become the generic term for this activity.

Now that there’s proof that it afffects residential rents – they go down when STLs go away – it will be interesting to see how state governments react when out borders are open. Expect lighter-touch, if any, restrictions to encourage tourism.

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Podcast – Greenie grass of affordable homes

  • 25/10/2023
  • Author Jimmy-T

We’re heading across the border to Victoria this week where the Greens are flexing their balance-of-power muscle by demanding changes to the state housing program, as detailed in this post on the…

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    Vic Greens flex muscle for curbs on Airbnb and rents

    • 23/10/2023
    • Author Jimmy-T

    The Victorian Greens have put demands for curbs on short-term holiday lets like Airbnb at the heart of their push for reform of the state’s housing policy. And they are…

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      Holiday let tax could be a win for all – except hosts

      • 04/10/2023
      • Author Jimmy-T

      With an Airbnb tax planned in Victoria and a 60-night cap approved in NSW, the free rein for STHLs is clearly coming to an end, with hidden benefits for everyone…

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        Global city councils put the squeeze on Airbnbs

        • 07/09/2023
        • Author Jimmy-T

        All over the world, cities afflicted by Airbnb and other short-term holiday rentals are imposing restrictions - but will it make a difference?

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          Podcast: Is Airbnb the solution, not the problem?

          • 06/07/2023
          • Author Jimmy-T

          Whether you love or loathe Airbnb, you have to admit its founder, Brian Chesky, is a pretty smart guy.  Anyone who can parlay an idea to rent an airbed in…

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            Victoria councils want curbs on holiday lets

            • 04/07/2023
            • Author Jimmy-T

            The Municipal Associations of Victoria (MAV) – the umbrella body for all the local government bodies in the state – has called on the state government to impose restrictions on…

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              Airbnb back to basics as global backlash bites

              • 04/07/2023
              • Author Jimmy-T

              You may have noticed an increase in glossy TV ads of late, showing nice people moving in with even nicer people, usually somewhere exotic.  Then the Airbnb logo appears, launching…

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                Podcast: Outfoxed by proxies lost in translation

                • 18/04/2023
                • Author Jimmy-T

                We wander down some well-trodden tracks in this week’s podcast, but there are a few twists and turns to keep you on your toes. We dissect the arguments in a…

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                  Airbnb: ‘Residential rental crisis is not our fault’

                  • 18/04/2023
                  • Author Jimmy-T

                  We received a long and detailed email from Airbnb last week and we thought it was only fair to let you make your own minds up about the global holiday…

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                    Opinion: Why landlords switch rentals to Airbnb

                    • 12/04/2023
                    • Author Jimmy-T

                    A few weeks ago I wrote about how short-term holiday lets were impacting on the residential rental market.  Reader Jill Saunders in Tasmania didn’t dispute that assertion, but she feels…

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                      SBS doco plots Scots’ plan to curb Airbnb

                      • 04/04/2023
                      • Author Jimmy-T

                      An episode of the SBS doco series Dateline is shining the spotlight on what some see as one of the greatest failures of government regulation in Australia – the largely…

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                        Podcast: Living the high life and 50,000 listens

                        • 13/12/2022
                        • Author Jimmy-T

                        What a relief! With Sue back in the podcast saddle, and now that we are very much in holiday season, we can lighten the mood a little – especially since…

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