Australia has taken a 'light touch' with Airbnb. Could stronger regulations ease the housing crisis?
- Written by Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
Airbnb.com, Shutterstock/ The ConversationThe current housing crisis has renewed debates about how to regulate short-term rental platforms such as Airbnb. The international research on the impact of these rentals is clear: when landlords “host” tourists rather than residents, housing supply is depleted, rents rise and neighbourhoods...
