airbnb + short term letting

Number of Airbnb listings in NSW could be slashed by proposed new fire safety rules, expert warns

2020-10-07T16:25:22+11:00

3 SEPTEMBER 2019 The number of properties offered on Airbnb could be slashed thanks to a NSW government proposal to impose stringent new fire safety rules on homes being let short-term. To bring their homes up to the required level, owners and lead tenants could face bills of thousands of dollars to fit integrated smoke alarms in bedrooms and corridors, as well as heat sensors in kitchens, fire extinguishers, fire blankets, [...]

Number of Airbnb listings in NSW could be slashed by proposed new fire safety rules, expert warns2020-10-07T16:25:22+11:00

NSW government’s short-term letting reforms met with mixed reception

2020-10-07T16:28:15+11:00

21 AUGUST 2019 It could be at least another six months before Airbnb is regulated in NSW as the state government released its short-term letting reforms for public comment more than a year after reform was first announced. Owners Corporation Network director Jane Hearn said the policy had been watered down. “We are shocked that a loophole has already been introduced,” Ms Hearn said. “The policy has been revised … it [...]

NSW government’s short-term letting reforms met with mixed reception2020-10-07T16:28:15+11:00

NSW still without Airbnb rules, one year after plan was announced

2020-10-28T19:35:18+11:00

04 JUNE 2019 It’s been one year since the NSW government announced it would regulate Airbnb but the state is still without firm rules on short-term letting. In the meantime, it has left Anne Sullivan dealing with apartments in her Strathfield complex that are regularly let through Airbnb and used as party houses. “We’ve had people urinating off balconies, throwing beer bottles off the balcony,” Ms Sullivan said. “We’ve called the [...]

NSW still without Airbnb rules, one year after plan was announced2020-10-28T19:35:18+11:00

Better Deal for Strata – Short Term Letting Policy

2020-10-06T22:00:33+11:00

28 FEBRUARY 2019 Airbnb-style letting in strata communities needs to be regulated to ensure short-term rentals do not make life a misery for other permanent residents and long-term tenants. OCN is calling on the NXSW State government to modify its proposed Short-Term Letting Arrangements to improve accountability and protections. > Read OCN’s case for a short-term letting register and associated measures (pdf)

Better Deal for Strata – Short Term Letting Policy2020-10-06T22:00:33+11:00

Better Deal for Strata – Case for Short Term Letting Register

2020-10-06T21:59:54+11:00

28 FEBRUARY 2019 OCN is opposed to the proposal to allow virtually any residential dwelling to be used for short-term letting purposes unless strict and fair regulations are also put in place to ensure strata communities are not plagued by the presence of “party houses”. The OCN policy on short-term Airbnb-style arrangements also identifies how the boom in short-term letting is reducing rental affordability in areas where there is high and [...]

Better Deal for Strata – Case for Short Term Letting Register2020-10-06T21:59:54+11:00

Byron Leading the Way

2020-10-06T22:10:25+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 14 February 2019“The “breakthrough” for Byron is a welcome concession from Minister Roberts. The 90-day cap proves that the Coalition’s blanket policy of permitting short-term letting in all residential homes in all locations is fundamentally flawed,” Stephen Goddard, Spokesman for the Owners Corporation Network of Australia said today.“For Byron, it’s a bit like having your death sentence commuted to 40 years”, he said. “The Minister has offered a [...]

Byron Leading the Way2020-10-06T22:10:25+11:00

Parliamentary Panic Behind Short-Term Letting U-turn

2020-10-08T12:51:47+11:00

13 FEBRUARY 2019 Why talk with Alex Greenwich? Becasue his constituency has more high-rise apartments than any other in Australia. So this podcast is the first of two parts in which we discuss the strata issues of the day – Airbnb, cladding, defects … and pets. The highlight of the chat, for me, was his description of how a last-minute push by the Owners Corporation Network (and a few like-minded souls) [...]

Parliamentary Panic Behind Short-Term Letting U-turn2020-10-08T12:51:47+11:00

When Your Home Becomes a Quasi Hotel – Tweed Heads

2020-10-28T19:35:35+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 11 January 2019Government policy stalls while short-term letting runs rampant in Tweed HeadsThe summer holiday period brings a wave of tourism to the Tweed Heads, causing disruption to residents living in strata communities as short-term letting runs rampant.While there are many ways to list a property for short-term letting, Airbnb is the most prolific.In the Tweed Heads, there are now 1202 1 homes or 2.8 per cent 2 [...]

When Your Home Becomes a Quasi Hotel – Tweed Heads2020-10-28T19:35:35+11:00

When Your Home Becomes a Quasi Hotel – Byron Bay

2020-10-28T19:36:12+11:00

OCN MEDIA RELEASE: 11 January 2019 Government policy stalls while short-term letting runs rampant in Byron Bay The summer holiday period brings a wave of tourists to Byron Bay, and with it, disruption to the permanent residents living in strata communities as short – term letting runs rampant. While there are many ways to list a property for short-term letting, Airbnb is the most prolific. Yet government policies have stalled [...]

When Your Home Becomes a Quasi Hotel – Byron Bay2020-10-28T19:36:12+11:00
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