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Air BnB [and other platforms] to be effectively outlawed in high demand areas

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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭4ensic15


    Graham wrote: »
    I read the announcement, neither of those ideas were part of it.

    Who said they were?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    Graham wrote: »
    Subject to planning permission :)

    Seriously though, you're going to have a hard time convincing much of the population that housing should be turned into tourist accommodation for the benefit of the tourist industry.

    Don’t we already have tourist accommodation being used to house the homeless? Hotels I mean.

    Garda stations too. Oh, and psychiatric hospitals. And regular hospitals. And jail.

    And anywhere else we can shoehorn people rather than actual houses. amirite?

    So yeah, why not in air b’n’bs. I mean, it pisses me off, because my family doesn’t fit in a double Hotel room. But feck me. I’m a stinky tourist coming up from the schticks.

    Anyway, we all know those pesky tourists are stealing from the homeless. Just like those foreigners were stealing Irish peoples jobs.. Luckily, we can now kick out those dangerous 8 year olds and solve that problem.


    Who’s next on the target list? Any more low hanging fruit to mess with? Wouldn’t want the accommodation market to stablise anytime soon by not changing the laws around it with the weather forecast, that would be no fun!


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


    pwurple wrote: »
    So yeah, why not in air b’n’bs. I mean, it pisses me off, because my family doesn’t fit in a double Hotel room. But feck me. I’m a stinky tourist coming up from the schticks.

    You book 2 connecting hotel rooms, hundreds of residential properties return to the residential market.

    There's no doubt there are issues to be addressed in the tourism market. Displacing a cities residents isn't the solution.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,551 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Every recently built hotel has family rooms, close to every hotel with more than about 10 rooms has the interlinked rooms Graham mentions. There were ways around this problem before ~5 years ago when AirBnB started to get full properties on it frequently; and they worked.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    Graham wrote: »
    You book 2 connecting hotel rooms, hundreds of residential properties return to the residential market.

    There's no doubt there are issues to be addressed in the tourism market. Displacing a cities residents isn't the solution.

    Yeah... no. Toddlers have this great habit of wandering around in the night off down corridors to the bar, or locking the adjoining room out. Or if you leave the door open you are stuck in a dark silent room while they sleep at 8pm. Or, you can by a suite for 1000 euro a night and sleep on the floor or a couch.

    Sorry lads, It doesn’t work for us.

    The cities residents aren’t displaced by tourists. No more than brown people are taking your jobs.

    It’s some smoke and mirrors , so when the masses cry “Won’t somebody DO something”, they can point at this.

    Wait, now though, wait. I should suspend my skepticism. Come January, I will look forward to the news of dropped rents, and homelessness in Dublin solved from this genius notion.


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


    pwurple wrote: »
    The cities residents aren’t displaced by tourists

    Somewhere between 3000 and 4000 full residential properties in Dublin available for short term rentals would suggest otherwise.

    As was (or is) the case in many other cities around the world.

    It's not a silver bullet to the housing crisis but it's a good, quick start.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,934 ✭✭✭robp


    Amirani wrote: »
    robp wrote: »
    I don't really understand these proposals. Many students come to Dublin in summer months for 1-3 months as a working holiday. Will it be hard now to let to this category of renter outside the rent a room scheme?

    Depends on how short term lets are defined really. If you have a place and rent it out for 9 months a year to Dublin college students and then 3 months to foreign students on a working holiday then I can't see this being a problem under proposed legislation.
    I wonder how they will word the rules. For example will renting out a place for a month only with the other months be retricted?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,449 ✭✭✭✭pwurple


    Graham wrote: »
    Somewhere between 3000 and 4000 full residential properties in Dublin available for short term rentals would suggest otherwise.

    Only if their alternative use is as long term rental. A host of disincentives precludes that conversion.

    But sure. Let’s see what the latest meddling does.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭handlemaster


    Graham wrote: »
    Whos property are you talking about ? Do what you want with your own.

    Subject to planning permission :)

    Seriously though, you're going to have a hard time convincing much of the population that housing should be turned into tourist accommodation for the benefit of the tourist industry.

    No one said it should be. Let's not exaggerate. There s 3000 properties in told on these letting platforms. Id guess more are family homes. People trying make a few quid to.pay the bills.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭handlemaster


    Graham wrote: »
    Whos property are you talking about ? Do what you want with your own.

    Subject to planning permission :)

    Seriously though, you're going to have a hard time convincing much of the population that housing should be turned into tourist accommodation for the benefit of the tourist industry.

    No one said it should be. Let's not exaggerate. There s 3000 properties in told on these letting platforms. Id guess more are family homes. People trying make a few quid to.pay the bills.
    Graham wrote: »
    Subject to planning permission :)

    Seriously though, you're going to have a hard time convincing much of the population that housing should be turned into tourist accommodation for the benefit of the tourist industry.

    Well, if all those AirBnB whole properties were returned for private use, the tourists could stay in hotels and BnBs. Or even in people’s spare bedrooms.


    Or dont.forget tourist s have lots of other countries to holiday in. Dont bite the hand that feeds over 280k employees in ireland


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭handlemaster




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,003 ✭✭✭handlemaster




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,310 ✭✭✭Pkiernan


    Graham wrote: »
    Somewhere between 3000 and 4000 full residential properties in Dublin available for short term rentals would suggest otherwise.

    As was (or is) the case in many other cities around the world.

    It's not a silver bullet to the housing crisis but it's a good, quick start.

    You mean like the 3600 empty council houses?


  • Administrators Posts: 54,091 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    pwurple wrote: »
    Only if their alternative use is as long term rental. A host of disincentives precludes that conversion.

    But sure. Let’s see what the latest meddling does.
    As opposed to what? Are properties going to disappear into thin air?

    Nobody buys this bluster that landlords will keep properties empty instead. It's straw grasping, dummy out of the pram type stuff. Either they'll be rented out or sold, either one is good.


  • Administrators Posts: 54,091 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Pkiernan wrote: »
    You mean like the 3600 empty council houses?
    These should also be sorted.

    Why do you think that it's relevant? Do you think because there are empty council houses that this action against AirBnB is somehow unwarranted? :confused:

    Other things that should happen include:

    1. Building more houses
    2. Allowing for higher density property
    3. Make eviction easier for poor tenants.

    They are not mutually exclusive. Fixing this AirBnB problem is part of it too. I really don't get why some people here think until the government build houses that they should do absolutely nothing to solve all the other problems in the market. It is a nonsense proposition.


  • Administrators Posts: 54,091 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    pwurple wrote: »
    Don’t we already have tourist accommodation being used to house the homeless? Hotels I mean.

    Garda stations too. Oh, and psychiatric hospitals. And regular hospitals. And jail.

    And anywhere else we can shoehorn people rather than actual houses. amirite?

    So yeah, why not in air b’n’bs. I mean, it pisses me off, because my family doesn’t fit in a double Hotel room. But feck me. I’m a stinky tourist coming up from the schticks.

    Anyway, we all know those pesky tourists are stealing from the homeless. Just like those foreigners were stealing Irish peoples jobs.. Luckily, we can now kick out those dangerous 8 year olds and solve that problem.


    Who’s next on the target list? Any more low hanging fruit to mess with? Wouldn’t want the accommodation market to stablise anytime soon by not changing the laws around it with the weather forecast, that would be no fun!
    :pac:
    Yea, we should definitely prioritise all those people coming up from Cork for a weekend in the big smoke over people trying to find somewhere to live.

    Good grief.

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  • Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭shenanagans


    The restaurants, pubs, retailers etc in cities will lose out big time too.

    The money people weren't spending on hotels was going elsewhere.

    People getting cheap trips with airbnb could go out and socialise and shop more.

    The tourists numbers have gone through the roof..... Over 600,000 used airbnb over the summer.

    The landlords aren't the only ones being effected by these changes.


    Hoteliers are big winners here.


  • Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭shenanagans


    awec wrote: »
    These should also be sorted.

    Why do you think that it's relevant? Do you think because there are empty council houses that this action against AirBnB is somehow unwarranted? :confused:

    Other things that should happen include:

    1. Building more houses
    2. Allowing for higher density property
    3. Make eviction easier for poor tenants.

    They are not mutually exclusive. Fixing this AirBnB problem is part of it too. I really don't get why some people here think until the government build houses that they should do absolutely nothing to solve all the other problems in the market. It is a nonsense proposition.

    Banning airbnb won't bring rents back to levels of a few years ago. It wont happen. Renting will still be out a reach for some and eat up huge proportions of others salaries.

    We need affordable housing urgently. And strict enforcement of restrictions around it.... Who can buy them... How long they must hold on to them.... A permanent claw back for councils.... Etc


  • Administrators Posts: 54,091 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Banning airbnb won't bring rents back to levels of a few years ago. It wont happen. Renting will still be out a reach for some and eat up huge proportions of others salaries.

    We need affordable housing urgently. And strict enforcement of restrictions around it.... Who can buy them... How long they must hold on to them.... A permanent claw back for councils.... Etc
    It will however bring residential properties back to the residential market. Guaranteed. One way or the other.

    It will make the situation better than it is today. Guaranteed.

    It is a no brainer, it seems the only people surprised at this and who cannot see it are the landlords who've been using AirBnB.


  • Posts: 24,714 [Deleted User]


    Graham wrote: »

    Seriously though, you're going to have a hard time convincing much of the population that housing should be turned into tourist accommodation for the benefit of the tourist industry.

    I would say the opposite I think the vast majority of property owners would be very much in favor of having the power to use their property as they want.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 896 ✭✭✭shenanagans


    awec wrote: »
    It will however bring residential properties back to the residential market. Guaranteed. One way or the other.

    It will make the situation better than it is today. Guaranteed.

    It is a no brainer, it seems the only people surprised at this and who cannot see it are the landlords who've been using AirBnB.

    I'm not a landlord. I'm just saying I think we need affordable housing to help people get long term accommodation.

    I agree with you more that more property will come back to the market but at extortionate rent rates..... You wait and see. Property out of the rental markets over 2 years can return next June at whatever prices the landlord wants...... How does this help people long term. Irish workers want a home. They don't deserve to be ripped of long term.... Meaning they'll never be able to save to buy.


    Affordable housing as a matter of urgency. People should get out on the streets and demand it. Its the only means to a good standard of living for people.


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


    I would say the opposite I think the vast majority of property owners would be very much in favor of having the power to use their property as they want.

    Hmmmm, the complete abolition of planning laws.

    Fortunately that's not on the agenda, quite the opposite in fact.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,219 ✭✭✭Calina


    I would say the opposite I think the vast majority of property owners would be very much in favor of having the power to use their property as they want.

    The vast majority of property owners do not want to deal with the reality that for property to be affordable nominal rents and nominal sales values have to drop.

    We live in a community and sometimes the greater good matters.

    Lastly, in Ireland, we spell favour with a u. If you live here, grand. But if you are American, in America, maybe consider that we have different social values and priorities.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,905 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    I would say the opposite I think the vast majority of property owners would be very much in favor of having the power to use their property as they want.

    The post you quoted was about “much of the population” so when you talk about “the vast majority of property owners” it is an entirely different group compared to the post you are replying to.

    Having said that, what you are suggesting is the abolishion of planning permission and property zoning. And even amongst property owners, I doubt you would find that vast majority to agree with your proposal. Firstly because for many of them it would mean potential nuisance in their residential area or apartment block (exemple amongst others: does anyone what the house next door in a housing estate to be turned into a pub?). And secondly because for many owners the abolishion of zoning would reduce the value of their property. And that is just to address your comment on potential support (or not) for your proposal from owners based on their selfish interest, I’m not even going into opposition related to public interest.


  • Administrators Posts: 54,091 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    I would say the opposite I think the vast majority of property owners would be very much in favor of having the power to use their property as they want.

    I think you’re talking bollocks, and the majority of property owners are delighted that the concept of planning permission exists.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,310 ✭✭✭Pkiernan


    awec wrote: »
    These should also be sorted.

    Why do you think that it's relevant? Do you think because there are empty council houses that this action against AirBnB is somehow unwarranted? :confused:

    Other things that should happen include:

    1. Building more houses
    2. Allowing for higher density property
    3. Make eviction easier for poor tenants.

    They are not mutually exclusive. Fixing this AirBnB problem is part of it too. I really don't get why some people here think until the government build houses that they should do absolutely nothing to solve all the other problems in the market. It is a nonsense proposition.

    3600 homes lie empty due to governmental negligence, but a landlord who got burned by tenants and moved to air bnb caused the homeless crisis?

    I'm confused you can't see the real issue.

    But hey, never let the facts get in the way of your opinion buddy!


  • Administrators Posts: 54,091 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭awec


    Pkiernan wrote: »
    3600 homes lie empty due to governmental negligence, but a landlord who got burned by tenants and moved to air bnb caused the homeless crisis?

    I'm confused you can't see the real issue.

    But hey, never let the facts get in the way of your opinion buddy!

    Bizarre.

    Who said landlords moving to airbnb CAUSED the crisis?

    The contributed to it. Properly enforcing planning laws is PART of the solution. It is not going to solve the problem, but nobody has ever suggested it will. It’ll improve things for sure though.

    I guess we’ll all just have to live with the fact that tourists have to spend a wee bit more for their weekend in Dublin. Somehow I reckon we’ll all get over it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,065 ✭✭✭✭Odyssey 2005


    What's to stop a couple with one or maybe 2 apartments from putting the wife/husband and a relative/adult child "living" in the rentals and air b&d ing them out ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,905 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    What's to stop a couple with one or maybe 2 apartments from putting the wife/husband and a relative/adult child "living" in the rentals and air b&d ing them out ?

    If the property is declared as being a principal resistance, Airbnb income will have to be collected by the person who is meant to be residant there, and renting out the full property will be restricted to a few weeks per year. Most of the time it will have to be advertised as one (or more) individual bedroom(s).


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,934 ✭✭✭robp


    awec wrote: »
    :pac:
    Yea, we should definitely prioritise all those people coming up from Cork for a weekend in the big smoke over people trying to find somewhere to live.

    Good grief.

    bottom+of+the+barrel.JPG

    The problem is picking who is the most in need doesn't work out in the long run because a central authority isn't a great or efficient judge


  • Posts: 24,714 [Deleted User]


    Graham wrote: »
    Hmmmm, the complete abolition of planning laws.

    Fortunately that's not on the agenda, quite the opposite in fact.

    Where did I say the abolishment it planning laws. There is a massive difference between running an air bnb and say opening a pub. To me running an Airbnb is very close to renting out a property and is pretty much exactly the same as the planning not required 4 rooms or less b&b. What difference does it make that in one the owner lives there and in the other they don’t. It makes zero difference to the vast majority of people staying in a place of the owners lives there or not so their behavior is going to be the same.

    The main issue people have Airbnb is begrudging others making a bit of money, that’s a simple fact.
    Calina wrote: »

    Lastly, in Ireland, we spell favour with a u. If you live here, grand. But if you are American, in America, maybe consider that we have different social values and priorities.

    This is a new low for this forum that’s for sure, a paragraph about spelling, Christ above. It was an auto-correct anyway just so you know.


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


    What difference does it make that in one the owner lives there and in the other they don’t.

    Somewhere between 3000 and 4000 previously residential properties in Dublin is the current difference.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,551 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    is pretty much exactly the same as the planning not required 4 rooms or less b&b. What difference does it make that in one the owner lives there and in the other they don’t.


    To get the B&B exemption the owner must live there. So there's no difference but in the exact way you didn't mean.


  • Posts: 24,714 [Deleted User]


    L1011 wrote: »
    To get the B&B exemption the owner must live there. So there's no difference but in the exact way you didn't mean.

    My point was it’s a stupid rule. The fact someone lives there or not should make no difference.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,905 ✭✭✭✭Bob24


    Where did I say the abolishment it planning laws.

    Here:
    I would say the opposite I think the vast majority of property owners would be very much in favor of having the power to use their property as they want.

    One core effect of planning laws is precisely to restrict how owners can use their properties. So suggesting to give them “the power to use their property as they want” is de facto calling for the end of planning laws.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 16 lookr


    This regulation exists to protect the public interest and is totally logical. Yes, landlords earning supernormal rental returns are going to lose an advantage but such is life. All business ventures are vulnerable to the external risk of government regulation. Landlords renting out properties through Airbnb should have seen this coming a mile away. I don't know why anyone is shocked.

    Just like people are not entitled to do "whatever they want" with the cars that they own, they are not entitled to do "whatever they want" with property. The European Court of Human Rights has affirmed that these rights are not absolute. They are limited in order to reduce negative externalities.

    There are obviously lots of complicated problems with our property market, and this is just one part of a much larger puzzle. But as a taxpaying tenant living in Dublin city, I do not support the manner in which Airbnb is contributing to market failure. I don't understand why anyone who doesn't have a vested interest would.

    I expect the government to follow Barcelona's lead and gain access to Airbnb's relevant data. This will make enforcement much easier.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭4ensic15


    lookr wrote: »
    This regulation exists to protect the public interest and is totally logical. Yes, landlords earning supernormal rental returns are going to lose an advantage but such is life. All business ventures are vulnerable to the external risk of government regulation. Landlords renting out properties through Airbnb should have seen this coming a mile away. I don't know why anyone is shocked.

    Just like people are not entitled to do "whatever they want" with the cars that they own, they are not entitled to do "whatever they want" with property. The European Court of Human Rights has affirmed that these rights are not absolute. They are limited in order to reduce negative externalities.

    There are obviously lots of complicated problems with our property market, and this is just one part of a much larger puzzle. But as a taxpaying tenant living in Dublin city, I do not support the manner in which Airbnb is contributing to market failure. I don't understand why anyone who doesn't have a vested interest would.

    I expect the government to follow Barcelona's lead and gain access to Airbnb's relevant data. This will make enforcement much easier.

    Any landlord who has planning permission to do it can continue. All that is happening is a clampdown on unauthorised use.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,934 ✭✭✭robp


    4ensic15 wrote: »
    lookr wrote: »
    This regulation exists to protect the public interest and is totally logical. Yes, landlords earning supernormal rental returns are going to lose an advantage but such is life. All business ventures are vulnerable to the external risk of government regulation. Landlords renting out properties through Airbnb should have seen this coming a mile away. I don't know why anyone is shocked.

    Just like people are not entitled to do "whatever they want" with the cars that they own, they are not entitled to do "whatever they want" with property. The European Court of Human Rights has affirmed that these rights are not absolute. They are limited in order to reduce negative externalities.

    There are obviously lots of complicated problems with our property market, and this is just one part of a much larger puzzle. But as a taxpaying tenant living in Dublin city, I do not support the manner in which Airbnb is contributing to market failure. I don't understand why anyone who doesn't have a vested interest would.

    I expect the government to follow Barcelona's lead and gain access to Airbnb's relevant data. This will make enforcement much easier.

    Any landlord who has planning permission to do it can continue. All that is happening is a clampdown on unauthorised use.
    I guess there is a certain cynicism to the usefulness of the planning system given that it has actually blocked the development of highrise in Dublin which could reduce prices.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,747 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    robp wrote: »
    4ensic15 wrote: »
    lookr wrote: »
    This regulation exists to protect the public interest and is totally logical. Yes, landlords earning supernormal rental returns are going to lose an advantage but such is life. All business ventures are vulnerable to the external risk of government regulation. Landlords renting out properties through Airbnb should have seen this coming a mile away. I don't know why anyone is shocked.

    Just like people are not entitled to do "whatever they want" with the cars that they own, they are not entitled to do "whatever they want" with property. The European Court of Human Rights has affirmed that these rights are not absolute. They are limited in order to reduce negative externalities.

    There are obviously lots of complicated problems with our property market, and this is just one part of a much larger puzzle. But as a taxpaying tenant living in Dublin city, I do not support the manner in which Airbnb is contributing to market failure. I don't understand why anyone who doesn't have a vested interest would.

    I expect the government to follow Barcelona's lead and gain access to Airbnb's relevant data. This will make enforcement much easier.

    Any landlord who has planning permission to do it can continue. All that is happening is a clampdown on unauthorised use.
    I guess there is a certain cynicism to the usefulness of the planning system given that it has actually blocked the development of highrise in Dublin which could reduce prices.
    High-rise is permitted in Ireland. In fact the government released a paper recently detailing how is should be applied with regard to the residential market. However, the barrier is asset inflation and the cost to return of building high-rise. Developers make more money from lower buildings. If all the Airbnb landlords/moonlighting hotel operators are so concerned about the housing crisis why don't the do something about it and build some high-rise again.

    I have mentioned this before, but a landlord painting themselves as a 'homeowner' is disingenuous. They are a commercial entity, same as a hotelier, shop owner or other business & should be treated as such.


  • Registered Users Posts: 16 lookr


    4ensic15 wrote: »
    Any landlord who has planning permission to do it can continue. All that is happening is a clampdown on unauthorised use.

    Are you disputing the idea that this is new regulation, or that it will have an impact? How many Airbnb landlords do you think have planning permission for short-term letting in Dublin?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,747 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    lookr wrote: »
    4ensic15 wrote: »
    Any landlord who has planning permission to do it can continue. All that is happening is a clampdown on unauthorised use.

    How many Airbnb landlords do you think have planning permission for short-term letting in Dublin?
    Very few, I think that's his point...


  • Registered Users Posts: 16 lookr


    Bluefoam wrote: »
    Very few, I think that's his point...

    Of course. You edited out the rest of my post, I don't think there's any disagreement there.


  • Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭Vote4Napoleon


    seamus wrote:
    I'm not sure why the wait. Why not just provide direction/support for county councils to crack down on it now?

    seamus wrote:
    Yes.

    seamus wrote:
    In effect this is just a signal that some quango will be tasked with chasing up the existing planning laws, to try and scare landlords out of the market.

    seamus wrote:
    It's long overdue, landlords have been taking the piss for a couple of years now.

    Seamus lets say you have a spare room that u want to just leave there, for whatever reason you don't want a lodger but there's a housing shortage so the government passes legislation that all spare bedrooms must be let out. Do you think it wud be brilliant or wud u think the government is taking the piss?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,747 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    seamus wrote:
    I'm not sure why the wait. Why not just provide direction/support for county councils to crack down on it now?

    seamus wrote:
    Yes.

    seamus wrote:
    In effect this is just a signal that some quango will be tasked with chasing up the existing planning laws, to try and scare landlords out of the market.

    seamus wrote:
    It's long overdue, landlords have been taking the piss for a couple of years now.

    Seamus lets say you have a spare room that u want to just leave there, for whatever reason you don't want a lodger but there's a housing shortage so the government passes legislation that all spare bedrooms must be let out. Do you think it wud be brilliant or wud u think the government is taking the piss?
    Well, there's a big difference between a businessman renting out hospitality accommodation as a commercial enterprise and a private home owner living in their own home. I haven't heard the government make any statement about taking away you right to your own home, in fact, I believe that would probably be unconstitutional.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,305 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    lookr wrote: »
    How many Airbnb landlords do you think have planning permission for short-term letting in Dublin?
    I'm guessing the majority of them are houses, and maybe some apartments that have their own external door. As opposed to apartments inside a complex.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,747 ✭✭✭Bluefoam


    the_syco wrote: »
    lookr wrote: »
    How many Airbnb landlords do you think have planning permission for short-term letting in Dublin?
    I'm guessing the majority of them are houses, and maybe some apartments that have their own external door. As opposed to apartments inside a complex.
    I'm not sure what your point is here...? Some of them could have red doors, some blue...

    It's irrelevant, if you don't have appropriate planning to run a commercial business out of a residential house then you shouldn't be running a commercial business out of a house.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭4ensic15


    lookr wrote: »
    Are you disputing the idea that this is new regulation, or that it will have an impact? How many Airbnb landlords do you think have planning permission for short-term letting in Dublin?

    It is new enforcement, not new regulation. I don't think, I either know or I don't know.


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


    4ensic15 wrote: »
    It is new enforcement, not new regulation. I don't think, I either know or I don't know.

    Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government appear to disagree
    Minister Murphy Announces Regulations for Short-Term Lettings

    Eoghan Murphy T.D., Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government has today (25 October, 2018) announced new regulations in respect of short-term lettings.
    Source: https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/private-rented-housing/minister-murphy-announces-regulations-short-term-lettings


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  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,691 ✭✭✭4ensic15


    Graham wrote: »
    Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government appear to disagree


    Source: https://www.housing.gov.ie/housing/private-rented-housing/minister-murphy-announces-regulations-short-term-lettings

    I was referring to Planning permission in connection with non-PPR's. there is no change in planning just enforcement of existing law.


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