Brussels Folds Short-Term Rentals Into Affordable Housing Push
The European Commission is drafting an Affordable Housing Act that would give cities fresh grounds to restrict short-term rentals, with no formal proposal date yet set.
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NYC Pulls Its First Short-Term Rental Registrations
New York City's short-term rental registry has topped 3,500 hosts, and regulators have started revoking registrations from hosts found breaking the rules.
Vigo Hosts Must Collect New Tourist Tax From October 1
Vigo's city council has given final approval to a lodging tax that takes effect October 1, though cruise ship passengers get a longer grace period, not paying until June 30.
Manatee and Hillsborough Push Rival Rental Crackdowns to Hearings
Two Tampa Bay counties hold public hearings this week on competing short-term rental rules covering occupancy caps, parking limits and registration fees.
Manatee County Rental Crackdown Could Cost $1.5 Million to Enforce
Florida county staff say policing new short-term rental restrictions in Manatee County would need 11 new hires and about $1.5 million a year, a bill that would fall on taxpayers unless commissioners find another way to pay for it.
EU Draft Would Let Cities Cap Airbnb Listings
A draft policy document circulating in Brussels would give national governments and city halls new legal tools to restrict Airbnb and other short-term rental listings in the name of housing supply.
Hillsborough County Rental Hosts Must Now Register With County
Hillsborough County commissioners have turned draft short-term rental rules into a binding ordinance, requiring hosts in unincorporated areas to register with the county and name a reachable local contact.
North Berwick Residents Push Council to Rein In Holiday Lets
Homeowners in the East Lothian seaside town want the local council to curb the spread of cottages converted into short-term rentals.
Airbnb Manager 'Best Of' Lists Multiply, Methodology Stays Hidden
A general-interest lifestyle site is the latest to publish a ranking of top Airbnb property managers without disclosing how it picked winners, adding to a pile of unvetted lists owners now use to shop for a manager.
Brussels Drafts Law to Give Cities More Airbnb Crackdown Power
The European Commission is preparing legislation that would give local governments firmer legal ground to cap, freeze or ban short-term rentals, closing a gap that platforms and hosts have used to challenge city rules in court.
Ibiza Fines Unlicensed Rental Nearly €800,000
A property in Ibiza has been hit with a penalty of almost €800,000 for operating as a tourist rental without the required license, one of the largest such fines handed down under the Balearic Islands' tourism law.
Shrinking Towns Start Wooing Short-Term Rental Hosts
In regions losing residents, empty housing stock is turning short-term rental operators from a threat into a target for local recruitment.
VRMA, VRWS, SCALE Fest Crowd the Fall 2026 Calendar
Property managers planning fall 2026 travel now have three major industry gatherings landing close together - VRMA's annual conference, the Vacation Rental World Summit and SCALE Fest - and most operators will not have budget or staff to cover all three.
Upstate NY Town Rules 10-Bed RV Rental Is a Hotel
A zoning board's decision on a recreational vehicle rented out nightly turns on a single number - 10 beds - and hints at where other towns might draw the line for hosts.
Scottsdale Rental Contacts Must Now Answer Non-Emergency Calls
Scottsdale has widened its short-term rental ordinance so the required round-the-clock contact must respond to routine police complaints, not just emergencies.
AirDNA Now Competes With the Pricing Tools It Feeds Data To
The short-term rental data firm has built its own dynamic pricing product, putting it in direct competition with revenue management platforms that license its market data.
Balearic Hotel Lobby Wants Land Registry to Flag Rental Listings
Three hotel associations in the Balearic Islands have asked the regional government to use property registry records to help identify homes being let short-term without a license.
Cape Cod Town Sets $300 Annual Fee for Short-Term Rentals
Brewster, Massachusetts will require the roughly 1,300 short-term rentals within its borders to register and pay $300 a year starting in January.
Glasgow Draft Plan Could Block New Short-Term Let Listings
Scotland's self-catering trade body says Glasgow's next City Development Plan would treat short-term lets as an unacceptable land use across most of the city, adding a planning hurdle on top of the national licensing scheme already in force.
Canary Islands Lose 7,000 Rentals Since New Law Took Hold
Seven months after tighter licensing rules took effect, the Canary Islands have shed roughly 7,000 vacation rental properties, with La Palma alone losing about one in four of its listings.