@Paul1255 @Martin0
Ps:
re: 'There seems to be no clarity yet if this would only affect entire listing owners or private room listing owners too- which was a real worry for most of the hosts who attended this evening who are private room listing owners.'
See BBC article published to day. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-47910700
In it it is written Article
'Mr Khan has now called on the government to introduce a new registration system for anyone wanting to rent out a property for less than 90 days a year - to make it clear who is operating in this sector.'
If that's the case, and as it implies registration for 'LESS 90 DAYS A YEAR' - why should it worry 'private room listing owners' [i.e. live-in-hosts] who don't come under the 90 Days mandate for entire flat listings, and predominantly operate 365 days?
In sum, the meeting this week evidently echoes the ones from 2015 when the 90 Days Rule was on the verge of implimentation. There were a number of meetings because of the numbers of attendees.
The meetings were addressed by the head of Airbnb European something or other, (forget his name and title), and no sooner he ended his speel he was bombarded with the singular question how will the law effect 365 live-in-hosts?
He couldn't give a definitive answer and so replied in one long waffle after another.
The lack of clarity was similarly debated on the sadly defunct, vibrant London Host Community Forum of which Martin was a regular contributor.
So now it's just a repeat question re the New Registration: Only Entire Flat 90 Days or Live-In Hosts 365 as well.....