Responding to analysis from the BBC showing a fourfold increase in Airbnb spaces in London since 2015, Labour’s London Assembly Housing Spokesperson, Tom Copley AM, said:
"The fourfold increase in London spaces uncovered by the BBC shows that more needs to be done to prevent some landlords from effectively turning their homes into hotels without planning permission.
“Flawed legislation has placed the burden of enforcing the 90-day limit on councils, without giving them the necessary resources and access to data. There also remains an abundance of advice on the internet about how hosts can get around the 90-day limit.
"I back calls made by City Hall, and supported by Airbnb itself, for the Government to implement a register for short term let properties. We want to see London gain the economic benefits of tourism that short term lets create, but this needs to happen without putting pressure on our housing supply.”
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