Airbnb Sets November 20 Deadline for Checkout Chore Limits
Airbnb's restrictions on what hosts can ask departing guests to do take effect for any reservation booked from November 20, 2026, pushing turnover cleaning costs back onto hosts.
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Airbnb Narrows What Hosts Can Ask Guests to Do at Checkout
Airbnb has tightened its checkout rules again, cutting the chores hosts can require guests to do before they leave, and hosts say it is pushing cleaning costs back onto them.
Spain Orders Removal of 8,300 Rental Listings for Missing License Numbers
Spain's Consumer Affairs Ministry has told two rental platforms to pull 8,300 listings that lack a valid registration number under the country's new national rental registry.
Airbnb Bars Hosts From Demanding Full Cleaning at Checkout
Airbnb says hosts can no longer require guests to strip beds, wash dishes or do laundry before leaving, pushing checkout duties back toward simple tidy-up tasks.
Airbnb Bans Hosts From Demanding Dishes, Stripped Beds
Airbnb has turned years of informal guidance against excessive checkout chores into a written policy, with enforcement tied to listing status and Superhost standing.
HMRC Offers Extra Help Before First Digital Tax Deadline
HM Revenue & Customs is promising more guidance to landlords and sole traders facing their first mandatory quarterly tax update under Making Tax Digital.
New Orleans Raises Short-Term Rental Fees to Patch Budget Gap
The city council voted to raise permit fees on short-term rental hosts, directing the new revenue toward closing a gap in the city's budget.
Italy Links National Rental Code to Tax Fraud Checks
The Ministry of Tourism has opened a new data system, BDSR LENS, that lets regional authorities, municipal police and Italy's financial police cross-check every listing's national ID code against tax and property records.
Vrbo to Loosen Rate Parity Rule After Commission Backlash
Vrbo plans to relax the clause forcing hosts to match its prices elsewhere, after raising host commissions drew complaints that guest fee cuts were just cost-shifting.
Annapolis Sets $5,000 Fines for Unregistered Short-Term Rentals
Annapolis, Maryland, will fine short-term rental hosts up to $5,000 per violation for operating without proper registration, sharpening enforcement of rules many hosts have so far ignored.
Rental Hosts Now Juggle Deadlines Across a Dozen Cities
Separate rule changes in Austria, Hawaii and Italy are landing in the same stretch, leaving multi-market operators to track compliance dates with no single calendar.
Folly Beach Residents Push to Scrap Short-Term Rental Cap
Folly Beach, South Carolina, residents want the city's planned short-term rental study to weigh ditching its license cap entirely, not just tweaking the number.
Conwy and Anglesey Drop Visitor Levy, Gwynedd Delays
Two North Wales councils have ruled out a tourist tax for now, while Gwynedd has pushed its decision back to work through consultation responses.
Luxury Rental Hosts Push Airbnb for Tougher Cancellation Terms
High-end villa managers say Airbnb's refund rules don't match the economics of six-figure bookings, and some are steering that business to channels that allow stricter deposits.
Sant Josep Seals Two Ibiza Apartments Over Illegal Rentals
Local inspectors shut down two unlicensed vacation rentals in Sant Josep de sa Talaia, the latest seal in Ibiza's ongoing crackdown on unregistered tourist lets.
Puglia Pushes Rental Registration Deadline to End of 2026
Hosts operating short-term rentals in Italy's Puglia region now have until December 31, 2026, to file the required business notice and obtain the region's identification code.
Scottish Council Faces Calls to Correct Rental License Letters
A trade body representing Scotland's self-catering operators wants Argyll and Bute Council to apologize for and fix short-term let licensing correspondence it says misled hosts about their obligations.
Maui Panel Denies Carve-Outs From Vacation Rental Ban
The Maui Planning Commission has turned down requests to soften a county ordinance phasing out short-term rentals in thousands of apartment-zoned condos.
Vienna Toughens Enforcement of Short-Term Rental Law
Vienna's city government has sharpened enforcement of its short-term rental rules, adding pressure on hosts ahead of a 2027 registration-number requirement.