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Airbnb in strata

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: Fast-track flats and an Airbnb tax

  • 27/02/2025
  • Author Jimmy-T

This weeks's podcast looks at rumours that NSW could be planning to introduce an Airbnb tax while the state government fast-tracks 8000 new flats.

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    Podcast: Fast track flats put Nimbys on notice

    • 09/01/2025
    • Author Jimmy-T

    The Flat Chat Wrap podcast returns as we take a look at a plan to fast-track flats with another level of planning approvals, Airbnb parties gone OTT and a new…

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      Airbnbacklash builds from Brisbane to Barcelona

      • 11/07/2024
      • Author Jimmy-T

      The growing global movement against Airbnb and its ilk is finally gathering momentum both here in Australia and overseas. When rough sleeping and homelessness is at an all-time high, tenants…

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        Why the new state taxes won’t kill Airbnb

        • 19/03/2024
        • Author Jimmy-T

        The NSW government has just closed its entries for people wanting to comment on changes to short-term letting laws. One proposal has been a limit on the number of people…

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          NSW plans crackdown on ‘Airbnb’ rentals

          • 15/02/2024
          • Author Jimmy-T

          The NSW government is moving to crack down on Airbnb style short-term rentals and vacant holiday homes in an effort to put some of the state’s 50-60,000 untenanted dwellings back…

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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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