EU to Help Cities Clamp Down on Tourist Rentals
- On September 9, the European Commission will unveil the Affordable Housing Act, a legal proposal allowing cities to restrict short-term rentals like Airbnb in areas facing acute housing stress.
- Rising living costs and property prices—which surged 60% over the last decade—have fueled protests in cities like Barcelona and Paris, where residents argue short-term platforms reduce long-term housing availability.
- Authorities must assess housing stress using price-to-income ratios, allowing them to target commercial multi-property operators while protecting individuals' rights to rent out their primary residences for short periods.
- Lobbying group CCIA, representing Airbnb, warned against "disproportionate curbs," while the Commission acknowledged that restricting holiday lets cannot solve the bloc's structural housing shortage alone.
- European Commission Vice-President Teresa Ribiera will present the plan next week, after which it must undergo debate by EU countries and the European Parliament before becoming law.
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The regulation restricts the rental of short-term accommodation in residential properties, and limits the purchase of dwellings that are not to be used as the main residence.
The President of the Special Commission on the housing crisis of the European Parliament explains to HuffPost the new EU plan on the house: criteria for identifying areas with housing stress, more powers for municipalities against tourist rentals and abusive announcements. In Florence more homes for short rents than for families. The Italian government has done too little ...
The European Commission will present on Wednesday its Community Housing Law, which awaits important restrictions for tourist flats, after years of unstoppable growth across the continent. The European Executive will propose a regulation to allow municipalities and autonomous communities to stop short-term rentals in second homes and restrict the purchase of housing by investment, provided that it is duly justified on the basis of parameters that…
The European Commission wants to give legal coverage to cities and national authorities in areas most threatened by the housing crisis
ROME (ITALPRESS) Brussels prepares to present the Affordable Housing Act, a regulation that would give the European municipalities the power to limit short rents in the areas of residential stress. A standard, writes Idealist News in an article on the topic, which would commute Italy due to the parameters imposed, which could affect almost all tourist destinations regardless of the real weight of short rentals, which represent only 1.3% of the r…
Brussels Proposes Rules for Local Accommodation and Relief of Housing Pressure in the European Union
The EU has created the Accessible Housing Act to establish common criteria for determining when an area faces housing pressure and when measures can be taken.
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