Western Australia’s government is cracking down on short-stay accommodation providers and offering property owners cash to put their homes back on the market for local renters. Premier Roger Cook, his Commerce Minister Sue Ellery, and Planning Minister John Carey announced new regulations on Thursday morning, which will apply to short-termContinue Reading
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has clashed with a reporter over his government’s “modest” 7.5 per cent Airbnb tax that has sparked furious backlash from the short-stay accommodation industry. “How can you say it’s a modest charge when it’s the highest short-stay tax in the world?” Mr Andrews was asked atContinue Reading
The first build under the federal government’s housing acceleration project will be in Melbourne’s inner north. The old Carlton red brick public housing towers, “uninhabitable” 1960s-era buildings containing 196 dwellings, will be renovated to provide more than 230 new social homes. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews was joined in Melbourne onContinue Reading
The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has refused to say whether his government will implement a levy on short-term rentals like Airbnbs, and Stayz. The state government is poised to reveal its state housing policy in the coming week, which could include policies like a two-year rent freeze, and a dailyContinue Reading
Melbourne City Council has made the huge decision to introduce a cap on the number of days per year properties can operate as short-term rentals, such as an Airbnb. The decision made on Tuesday will see an annual registration fee per property and a day-per-year cap per property come intoContinue Reading
Despite the fact his district is one of Australia’s major tourist hot spots, Byron Shire Mayor Michael Lyon says the impact of short-term rentals is causing more harm than good, with the council looking to place a 60-day annual cap on all short-term rentals in the area. The cap isContinue Reading
Rental vacancies are at near-record lows across the country, and combined with skyrocketing house prices, families are being literally left out in the cold. The crisis is driven by a number of things, including increasing immigration and inflation. But another factor is the rise of short-term accommodation platform Airbnb. CitiesContinue Reading
With a huge shortage in affordable long-term rental accommodation nationwide, it’s understandable that the ethics of property investors renting out homes on the holiday rental market are being questioned. As the former owner of a short-term property management business, it’s often automatically assumed that my own ethos is one thatContinue Reading