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Berlin's government legislates against Airbnb

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    #62
    newacc2015
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,379 ✭✭✭newacc2015


    seamus wrote: »
    The purpose of planning is to ensure that the housing stock and related facilities are appropriate for the area in which they're located and meet the needs of the community - i.e. the permanent residents and businesses located there.

    If you have a situation where housing built for permanent residence is being repurposed for holiday and other short-term rentals, you end up with a fundamental shift in the dynamics of the community, which may be detrimental to those currently living there.

    For example, let's say a developer builds 100 units somewhere in South Dublin. These are all bought by individuals who then proceed to let them on Airbnb.

    Would you be inclined to say, "yeah sure that's grand. It's their property, they can do what they want"?

    You are making an assume that the community is small and cant handle Airbnb. If you put a block of short term letting apartments off Merrion Sq. Would the area be massively affected? Not in the slightest. Not all communities are the same. I have visited dozens of apartment blocks in Dublin City and IMO there is no such thing as a community in most apartment blocks. I know of an apartment block with 130 apartments in Dublin 1. Until 2/3 years ago not a single apartment was owner occupied. There was community in it

    I know a small apartment block in town that is entirely rented. There is talk of all the owners considering to do short term lets. IMO when you are living in a dense city. The lines between personal safe and what you can/can't do gets blurred.


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    #63
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    newacc2015 wrote: »
    You are making an assume that the community is small and cant handle Airbnb. If you put a block of short term letting apartments off Merrion Sq. Would the area be massively affected? Not in the slightest. Not all communities are the same. I have visited dozens of apartment blocks in Dublin City and IMO there is no such thing as a community in most apartment blocks. I know of an apartment block with 130 apartments in Dublin 1. Until 2/3 years ago not a single apartment was owner occupied. There was community in it

    'Community' in a planning context does not necessarily mean the people you know, chat with, socialise with.


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    #64
    power101
    Registered Users Posts: 300 ✭✭power101


    Well that was quick...
    Dublin City Council rules full-time Airbnb rentals need planning permission
    Frank McDonald, who chairs the Temple Bar Residents Association, said he is aware of a number of cases in which long-term tenants were “forced out by large rent increases or have their tenancies terminated” only to find these properties later appearing on holiday rental sites.

    https://fora.ie/airbnb-rental-2-2803466-Jun2016/


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    #65
    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    power101 wrote: »
    Well that was quick...

    https://fora.ie/airbnb-rental-2-2803466-Jun2016/

    Being discussed here:

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057605248


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