Airbnb will not need an estate agent licence to operate as it is an 'information society service'.
The accommodation-booking service Airbnb does not need an estate agent's licence to operate in France, Europe's top court has ruled.It means the app's users avoid a threat of disruption to its service in the country.The Court of Justice of the European Union 's decision was based on its determination that Airbnb was an"information society service" rather than a property broker.
France's Association for Professional Tourism and Accommodation complained that Airbnb was acting as an estate agency without a licence, breaching a local act known as the Hoguet Law.
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