Spanish Rental Firm Gaiarooms Triples Revenue to €15.2 Million
Gaiarooms says first-half revenue jumped 211% year-over-year to €15.2 million and it is holding to a forecast of more than €4 million in full-year EBITDA.
Short-term rental regulation
Airbnb Sued Over Utah Teen's Murder at Rented Home
A Salt Lake City mother's lawsuit accuses Airbnb of failing to stop a party that ended in her 19-year-old son's death, testing how far the platform's safety tools actually go.
Trade Group Urges Highland Council to Halt Let Zone Expansion
An industry body representing Scotland's self-catering operators wants Highland Council to pause plans to widen its short-term let control area before assessing the impact of rules already in force.
Hastings, Nebraska Ties Rental Rules to House Size, Not Stay Length
The city's draft zoning code would classify short-term rentals by the size of the structure instead of Nebraska's usual 30-day rental cutoff, ahead of a planning commission vote.
East Lothian Council to Rule Again on New Holiday Let Homes
East Lothian councillors are set to reconsider a resubmitted planning application for new-build holiday let homes, a decision that will test how the council treats short-term rental development after an earlier version of the scheme stalled.
Sedona Asks Arizona Voters to Restore Local Rental Control
Sedona wants a statewide ballot measure that would let Arizona cities and towns write their own short-term rental rules, undoing a state law that has blocked local caps and bans since 2016.
Flagstaff Rental Fee Hike Spares Airbnb, Vrbo Hosts
Flagstaff, Arizona, is raising short-term rental registration fees and requiring insurance and background checks, but hosts booking exclusively through Airbnb and Vrbo are exempt from parts of the new rules.
PMS Renewal Season Puts Contract Lock-In Under Scrutiny
Property managers weighing 2026 software renewals are being pushed to check contract length, data portability and channel-manager fees before they sign another year.
Greenville, NC, Drafts Three-Strike Rule for Rental Permits
Greenville, North Carolina, is weighing a short-term rental ordinance that would pull a host's permit after three violations in a single year.
Sloppy Compliance, Not Bad Pricing, Sinks Airbnb Hosts
The listings that get fined or delisted usually fail at permits, taxes and calendar management, not at the nightly rate.
Argyll and Bute Weighs Visitor Levy, Hosts Warn of Fallout
Scotland's self-catering trade body has told Argyll and Bute Council that a new overnight charge could hit rural hosts already absorbing steep licensing costs and falling bookings.
EU's 2026 Rental Data Rule Reshapes Investment Math
New EU registration and data-sharing rules due in May 2026, plus city license caps, mean short-term rental buyers now have to underwrite regulation before yield.
Paonia, Colorado, Revives a Rejected Rental Ordinance
A rental committee in this North Fork Valley farm town has won a second hearing for short-term rental rules trustees killed once already, as residents argue over whether the problem is even real.
'Shark House' Owner Presses Council to Reverse Airbnb Ban
The owner of a Greater Manchester property known locally as the shark house is asking the council to lift a ban on letting it out as a short-term rental, a dispute that turns on planning law rather than any licensing scheme.
Chaffee County Trustees Keep Rewriting Rental Policy Draft
A Colorado town board is still reworking its short-term rental ordinance, leaving operators without a final rule to plan around.
Pittsburgh Drafts Zoning Rules to Cover Every Short-Term Rental
Pittsburgh's planning department has proposed a zoning code amendment that would define and regulate short-term rentals across every part of the city for the first time.
Airbnb's Hotel Push Puts Licensed Rentals at a Disadvantage
Airbnb's expansion into hotel and boutique-lodging inventory puts professional short-term rental operators up against competitors that skip the licensing caps and registration rules increasingly binding STRs.
Vacation Rental Buyers Now Take Months to Vet Markets
Brokers say short-term rental investors are stretching pre-purchase research from days to months, checking permit caps and licensing rules before making an offer.
Las Vegas Region Moves to Make Booking Sites Block Unlicensed Rentals
A Clark County ordinance would prohibit booking platforms from taking reservations for unlicensed properties, with electronic licence verification. Roughly 13,800 active listings sit against 229 issued licences.
Salt Lake City Hits Unlicensed Hosts With $1,000 Weekly Fines
The city has started fining unlicensed short-term rental operators $1,000 a week and paired enforcement with a two-night minimum stay and a 200-night annual cap.