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[Jimmy-T]

We are barely into spring but the annual summer short-term rentals spin-fest, postponed for a couple of years by Covid-19, is cranking up already. On
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[Listohan]

When allowing for vacancies, not knowing much about your “guests” and general management hassles, is B&B really worth the pain when, if you a picky with tenant selection, you are likely to keep the chosen one indefinitely ticking over quietly?

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[struggler]

What if short term lettings were allowed but owners could only charge the same amount as their property would rent for per week (divided by days stayed) So an owner could not rent their place out per night for the amount they would normally receive per week.

I can see why people find short term letting beneficial if they can make double or more money a month. But if they couldn’t, perhaps having a long term tenant with regular income would be a better option.

Plus short term rentals at the “set” prices would allow those between homes (floods, fires, buying, selling) or those who need somewhere to stay while getting a Reno (eg new bathroom) to afford somewhere to stay temporarily. Therefore not just reliant on holiday makers/travellers.

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[Jimmy-T]

Just to be clear, no state government in Australia is even remotely interested in doing anything that might deter tourists, and that includes making it less lucrative for people to put their homes on Airbnb and Stayz.

Airbnb has insisted from the beginning that there is no problem with people “sharing” their homes. And to some extent that’s true, because the biggest problem is commercial enterprises where head tenants rent residential homes and sub-let them as short-term lets.

Australia has the laxest short-term letting laws in the developed world. We are Europe and America’s doss house.

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