Rental crisis: why can't Ireland put limits on AirBnb?

<p>The landlord of a Dublin apartment block, who evicted tenants last year claiming he intended to sell up, has been found by Dublin City Council to be <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/housing-planning/2023/04/03/landlord-advertising-apartments-on-airbnb-after-he-evicted-tenants-and-said-he-was-selling-up/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">using the property for unauthorised holiday letting.</a></p><br><p>The rooms began appearing on AirBnB, the holiday rental site. And the price? Up to €100 euro a night for a bunkbed in a shared room, or €280 for a private one.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>Bernice Harrison talks to Dublin Editor Olivia Kelly about the case and to political correspondent Cormac McQuinn about why moves to regulate short-term lets - potentially freeing up thousands of properties for long-term housing - have not been realised.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>