Spain's Flex-Living Stock Set to Double by 2028
Mid-term furnished rentals are pulling in a wider tenant base, including renters over 50, as Madrid absorbs most of the new supply.
Vacation Rental News
Beverly Hills Won't Bend Rental Ban for 2028 Olympics
The city is keeping its ban on stays under 30 days fully in force through the Los Angeles Games, rejecting a temporary homeowner exception even as neighboring jurisdictions weigh looser rules.
UK Holiday Let Owners Face Last Chance to Claim Tax Breaks
The furnished holiday letting tax regime ended on April 6, 2025, and owners have until January 31 to claim its benefits one final time on last year's return.
UK Brokers Report Surge in Holiday Let Mortgage Demand
A broker poll finds 88% have seen more inquiries for holiday let mortgages, even as the tax break that made the sector attractive disappears this year.
Cape Cod Town Pulls Rental Survey After Finding an Error
A Cape Cod town has paused a resident survey on short-term rental rules after officials discovered a flaw in it, with a corrected version expected to follow.
Fee Gaps Between Airbnb and Booking.com Widen Choices for Hosts
Commission structures, cancellation defaults and payout timing now diverge enough between Airbnb and Booking.com that listing on both without adjusting pricing can quietly erode margin.
Owners Now Demand Proof of Insurance From Rental Managers
Property managers are being asked to show errors-and-omissions and general liability coverage before owners will sign a management agreement in 2026.
Airbnb Leans on Tripadvisor to Fill Its Experiences Gap
Airbnb will start selling Tripadvisor Group's tours and activities inventory inside its own app later this year, under a deal neither company has priced publicly.
Australia Under Pressure to Publish Airbnb Housing Review
Asia-Pacific: Housing advocates and opposition lawmakers want Canberra to release a completed government review into short-term rentals as rental vacancy rates stay near historic lows.
Montgomery Delays Rental Vote, Softens License Threat
Montgomery, Alabama postponed its short-term rental ordinance for a second time and is rewriting a rule that could have cost hosts their license over emergency-response failures.
Oregon Appeals Court Upholds Lincoln County Rental Rules
Oregon's Court of Appeals has rejected a challenge to Lincoln County's short-term rental ordinance, leaving licensing and zoning limits on coastal vacation rentals in place.
Airbnb Fee Switch Leaves Hosts With Smaller Payouts
Hosts say Airbnb has been quietly moving some listings onto a different fee model, and the change can shrink what a booking actually pays out.
Casago Sells Off Every Market It Got From Vacasa
Casago has divested all the vacation rental markets it picked up when it bought Vacasa, just over a year after that deal closed.
Airbnb Grows 17% as EU Rental Registration Deadline Nears
Airbnb's Q2 2026 revenue climbed 17% even as hosts across the EU face a May 20, 2026 deadline to register listings under new data-sharing rules.
Banner Elk Shelves Rental Rule Overhaul Over Permit Fight
Banner Elk, North Carolina pulled its proposed short-term rental ordinance rewrite this week after council members could not agree on how to permit larger rental homes, leaving the town's existing rules in place for now.
Irvine Orders Airbnb, Vrbo to Hand Over Parcel Numbers
Irvine, California will require booking platforms to submit exact addresses and assessor parcel numbers, closing a gap hosts have used since the city's 2018 short-term rental ban to stay off the radar.
HomeToGo's Revenue Jumps 72% on Interhome Deal
HomeToGo booked €160.1 million in revenue for the first half of 2026, up 71.8% year on year, after folding in the Interhome rental business it acquired.
Safety Gear Is Now Something Hosts Must Prove, Not Just Own
Insurers and booking platforms are pushing hosts to document safety equipment in writing, not just install it and hope nobody checks.
German Travel Agencies Report Brighter Booking Outlook Ahead
A regular survey of German travel agents and tour operators shows both current business and forward bookings improving, though agencies still describe demand as uneven across destinations.
Chaffee County Trustees Again Delay Short-Term Rental Vote
Local officials in Chaffee County, Colorado have not set a date to finalize new short-term rental rules, leaving hosts under existing regulations for now.
Folly Beach to Freeze New Rental Permits Until 2027
Folly Beach council will vote on appealing a ruling that struck down its short-term rental cap and on halting new rental permits through 2027.
Airbnb Co-Host Payouts Don't Shift Italy's Tax Bill
Italian tax rules keep short-term rental income liability with the property's legal lessor even when Airbnb splits the payout with a co-host.
Clark County Orders Airbnb, Vrbo to Block Unlicensed Listings
Clark County commissioners voted 5-0 to bar booking platforms from taking payments on short-term rentals without a county license, starting with an enforcement rollout aimed at Airbnb and Vrbo.
Host Software Moves From Reporting Data To Giving Orders
Property management platforms are starting to replace metric-heavy dashboards with screens that tell hosts the one task to do next.