Yeah, this is actually causing malta a lot of problems right now. I attribute our terrible rubbish issue to airbnbs for example.
cabell88 on
Why did they let it go?
mynameisnotsparta on
Governments didn’t regulate and allowed the explosion of short term rentals and landlords took advantage of it. Don’t blame the tourists looking for the best deal.
P0werClean on
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French_YellowJacket on
Well actually it was your landlord’s property, slight difference here
Positive_Caramel2525 on
Airbnb should be regulated out of business using local planning laws and taxes. There was no issues of so called over tourism until the Airbnb platform came into being. People mostly stayed in hotels which is more regulated and controlled. It’s down to governments to implement the regulations. And people vote in governments. Not rocket science.
TeckFreak on
In my opinion Airbnbs should be completely banned. They bring alot of issues such as noise and nuisance to other nearby home owners, high rents and property prices, community disruptions etc..
Ok-Ship812 on
Only 2% of Barcelonas housing stock is used for Air BnB’s but it is disproportionately centered in certain areas. The real cause is population growth mostly from Latin America and the EU and a lack of new housing being built. Barcelona lies between mountains, the sea and an airport to the South that has an approach over parts of the city, so they cant build mass housing in many areas. Plus planning permission is a ballache in Spain.
If they had been able to build homes to keep up with population growth Air BnB wouldnt have the impact it does (not that Im a fan, I’d happily see them banned).
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Pretty accurate
Yeah, this is actually causing malta a lot of problems right now. I attribute our terrible rubbish issue to airbnbs for example.
Why did they let it go?
Governments didn’t regulate and allowed the explosion of short term rentals and landlords took advantage of it. Don’t blame the tourists looking for the best deal.
Was
Well actually it was your landlord’s property, slight difference here
Airbnb should be regulated out of business using local planning laws and taxes. There was no issues of so called over tourism until the Airbnb platform came into being. People mostly stayed in hotels which is more regulated and controlled. It’s down to governments to implement the regulations. And people vote in governments. Not rocket science.
In my opinion Airbnbs should be completely banned. They bring alot of issues such as noise and nuisance to other nearby home owners, high rents and property prices, community disruptions etc..
Only 2% of Barcelonas housing stock is used for Air BnB’s but it is disproportionately centered in certain areas. The real cause is population growth mostly from Latin America and the EU and a lack of new housing being built. Barcelona lies between mountains, the sea and an airport to the South that has an approach over parts of the city, so they cant build mass housing in many areas. Plus planning permission is a ballache in Spain.
If they had been able to build homes to keep up with population growth Air BnB wouldnt have the impact it does (not that Im a fan, I’d happily see them banned).
Wow so deep reallymade me thoink