Brisbane landlords will need to apply for a permit before they can list their home for short-term accommodation, including Airbnb, the city's lord mayor has announced.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says the permits will help put hundreds of homes back onto the rental market.The local law will need state government approval and will involve community consultation.
Brisbane Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner says the permits will help put hundreds of homes back onto the rental market. "People in a building will have a view on whether this is a good thing or not, at the moment they don't have the power to stop it," Mr Schrinner said. She said Brisbane's new permit system was similar to one used in Barcelona, which offered "annual permits" that needed to be reviewed and renewed every year.
Professor Dolnicar said an annual permit system would be unpopular among investors, but gave legislators the ability to regulate short-term accommodation in a more flexible way."During the time of the Olympics, we can push out more short-term permits to accommodate for the thousands of people who descend on Brisbane."Less than 1 per cent of properties in Brisbane are currently being used as short-term accommodation.
"These are properties that are in low-density residential areas and are often standalone houses that won't be approved for short-term accommodation use," Mr Schrinner said.
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