If I were a western city, I would simply build enough housing for residents and visitors.
No you cant, there isn't any room.
Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after registration obligation
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#12Shame that local councils are once again meddling in things they have no business being in.
Amsterdam is a city being overrun by tourists and that is something local councils should be able to control. Locals have difficulty to find homes as prices are raising to high levels.
https://nltimes.nl/2016/10/13/amsterdam-center-overrun-touri...
https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/amsterdam-is...
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2020/01/amsterdam-house-prices...
Re: Airbnb removes 80% of advertisements in Amsterdam after registration obligation
#13If I were a western city, I would simply build enough housing for residents and visitors.
and as a city you would be unlikely to generate such brilliant comments
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#14Shame that local councils are once again meddling in things they have no business being in.
Zoning and regulating housing is like exactly what their "business" is in.
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#15It says advertisements in the article, but maybe a more clear term is 'listing'?
Yes that confused me too.
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#16So essentially 80% were not properly registered and paying taxes? I’m not that surprised, once a good double-digit number are cheating, cheating becomes the only viable way to remain competitive.
It's not about taxes, its about making it easier for the city to enforce the ban on short-term rentals.
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#17Good. Another scam american corporation folding on first legislation to benefit common people.
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#18Good riddance
Yeah… who are the owners of a flat to decide what to do with it, eh?
A flat owner is not an atomic actor. If you purchase a flat, it's under the implicit assumption that you or your family will be the only ones occupying it.
I live in Sweden and most "condo" associations (bostadsrätt) have rules regarding short-term hires and subletting. I imagine it is the same in the Netherlands.