Airbnb
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Web site | www.airbnb.com |
|---|---|
| Founded | San Francisco |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Revenue | 2. 6 billion USD (2017) |
| Ceo | Brian Chesky |
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
| California | |
| United States | |
| Number of employees | 3,100 (2017) |
| Founders | Brian Chesky |
| Nathan Blecharczyk | |
| Joe Gebbia | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 702370 |
About Airbnb
Airbnb, Inc. , headquartered in San Francisco, operates a global online marketplace and hospitality service accessible via its websites and mobile apps. Members can use the service to arrange or offer lodging, primarily homestays, or tourism experiences.
Ministers propose stricter rules for holiday lets
... Airbnb - the website which enables people to advertise holiday lets - said it welcomed the scheme but warned that any changes to the planning system would need to " strike a balance between protecting housing and supporting everyday families who let their space to help afford their home and keep pace with rising living costs"...
Why a recession can be a good time to start a business of their own
...GM went to one of the global Auto industry giant What do General Motors, Burger King, CNN, Uber, and Airbnb all have in common? all of Which were founded during the economic downturn...
'I spend 250 days a year away from home'
... Airbnb has driven demand for non-identikit hotels , says the Financial Times Alice Hancock But with the hotels industry facing numerous pressures, such as slowing economies, environmentalists who want to see less air travel, and competition from Airbnb, what other ways can hoteliers stand out from the crowd? How do you differentiate yourself in what appears to us to be a hugely saturated market? says Alice Hancock, leisure industry reporter for the Financial Times, That s the problem the whole industry is grappling with...
Airbnb probed by UK tax authorities
...Home rentals site Airbnb has warned a tax inquiry by HM Revenue & Customs could lead to legal proceedings...
Exarchia: How Airbnb angry Greek anarchists
... graffiti spray-painted on the door was clear: the eviction Airbnb ...
Airbnb host fined £100,000 for letting council flat
...An Airbnb host who rented out his central London council flat to tourists has been fined £100,000 and evicted...
Airbnb host fined £100,000 for letting council flat
An Airbnb host who rented out his Central London council flat to tourists has been fined £100,000 and evicted.
Council tenant Toby Harman, 37, created The Fake identity "Lara" on Airbnb to rent out his studio apartment.
The Flat , in Victoria, had been advertised since 2013 and received More Than 300 reviews, said.
Anti-fraud software had found Harman's first name in reviews and connected the listing to him.
Harman's bank statements showed he had been receiving payments from Airbnb for A Number of years.
He had been taken to court and, after a failed appeal, evicted and ordered to pay £100,974 in unlawful profits,
Airbnb told Bbc News The Council property listing had been removed from its website earlier this year.
"We regularly remind hosts to check and follow local Rules - including on subsidised housing - and we take action on issues brought to our attention," said a spokeswoman.
"Airbnb . . Works with London to limit how often hosts can share their space and we support proposals from The Mayor of London for a registration system to help local authorities regulate short-term lets and ensure Rules are applied equally to hosts on all platforms in the Capital . "
Toby Harman posed as "Lara" to sub-let his studio apartment on AirbnbWestminster Council said it was currently investigating at least 1,500 properties in the borough for short-term letting.
"Social housing is there to provide much-needed homes for our residents, not to generate illicit profits for dishonest tenants," The Council 's Andrew Smith said.
"It's illegal for council tenants to sublet their homes and we carry out tenancy checks, as well as monitoring short-term letting websites for any potential illegal sublets. "
It said it would now be able to allocate the property to Someone Else .
"We're also pressing government to introduce a national registration scheme to make it far easier for us to take action against anyone who breaks The Rules on short-term letting," he added.
, from 20,000 to 80,000 listings.
One of The Most popular areas for Airbnb listings in the country is Shoreditch, particularly the area around Brick Lane .
What about residential lets?Arla Propertymark, The Professional body representing UK lettings agents, told the BBC that people renting out their homes for days or weeks at a Time Is on The Rise .
"We increasingly hear anecdotal evidence from our members in the big cities London , Birmingham and Manchester) about properties that have been let on tenancy agreements appearing on short-term letting sites. . which is reducing The Number of properties within the traditional rental market," said Arla Propertymark's chief executive David Cox .
One legal expert said that most private residential landlords would not allow their properties to be sub-let.
Louise Hebborn, partner at The Law firm Stephensons said that almost all "well-drafted" Assured Shorthold Tenancy agreements include a provision that bans The Act , which would cover listing rooms on Airbnb .
London 's Airbnb market has quadrupled since 2015, due to higher house prices and accommodation costs"Landlords in general are very cautious of having multiple people in properties because the implication of that is that The Landlord has to have a Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO) licence," She Said .
There would also be concerns about whether the property was adequately insured, she added.
She Said that her law firm had been involved in cases where tenants had been taken to court for breaking The Rules .
social housing, airbnb
Source of news: bbc.com
