With effect from the 1st of July2019 my type of AirBnb listing will no longer be legal in Ireland. The government have decided to ban hosting of “ holiday lettings” where the property is located in a rent pressure area, as is the case in almost all large urban areas in Ireland, and the host does not live on site. I am aware that in different jurisdictions there are moves afoot to greatly reduce or remove access to AirBnb places, in some cases to placate the local hotels industries, and in other areas it’s to increase the availability of long term rentals to ease a housing availability problem, or maybe all of the aforementioned.
Have any of you, that have these type of restrictions placed on you, thought of changing to medium term executive/commercial lettings. In the Irish context this would mean a minimum stay of fifteen nights and a maximum of, lets say, five months, to avoid breaking the law and still have some control of the duration of the rentals. If so, would you still use the AirBnb platform to reach out to the worldwide market, and get the attention of large international companies or executive individuals who might need a medium term rental for job purposes ? Do you think that the AirBnb template lends itself to this type of market ?
Because of the need for a more formal legal contract between the host and the responsible guest, not to mind the potential for much larger payouts and spread over months rather than days I’m not so sure. Also the commission charged by the platform to the guest for these much longer rentals would add hugely to the guests costs, in a way that typical two night to seven night stays do (not )at present.
Any experiences or opinions welcome.
john