Airbnb etc, ILLEGAL in N Ireland, not in rest of UK!

saverbuyer

warmhands.coldheart wrote: »

Here it takes legislation ages to catch up with ANYTHING... Look at "Gay" Marriage, Our gambling legislation (ever wonder why a lot of competitions are "not available in Northern Ireland"), Abortion guidelines,.... you name it...... NO-One will take hard decisions for fear of upsetting their community/core voters

Couldn't agree more but tenancy legislation is a complicated one.

ballyblack

they are NOT a B&B... they are not providing anything other than a room to sleep in

The name Airbnb should be AirBnnb (no breakfast):rotfl:

D.A.

ballyblack wrote: »

The name Airbnb should be AirBnnb (no breakfast):rotfl:

Or Airb.

PasturesNew

Tourist accommodation is a different entity to running a hotel, renting out your home on an AST, or letting strangers sleep in your house overnight.

So it'll depend, on a case by case basis, what's actually going on.

Some people were running a business, through Airbnb, renting out their places as holiday lets.

All forms of accommodation have differing laws, regulations, etc etc.

It's just [a] a poorly worded article misunderstood by people who think all Airbnb property and all people using Airbnb are of the same type/s.

Tourism is heavily regulated in many areas, with all sorts of planning/services issues and regulations... and insurances, etc. The Tourist Information Board exist to ensure that tourists have a good experience - and they spend millions trying to get people to come to an area, to stay at their member properties. They have many interests to make sure things are done right.

Here are the England rules: https://www.visitengland.com/biz/advice-and-support/businesses/understanding-legislation

You even need a different TV licence if there's a telly in the room: "If you offer short-stay accommodation (of any kind) to overnight visitors and have installed television sets in the accommodation, you need a 'Hotel and Mobile Units Television Licence' (hotel licence)."

tommie

qwert_yuiop wrote: »

Can you imagine the sort of people who would welcome a casino in Northern Ireland? Money laundering mayhem.

Crossmaglen becomes the new Vegas ??

x12yhp

So where is the difference between this and short term boarders?

Also, I wonder if people doing these lets are telling their insurance companies - I would interpret it as a fairly sizable risk.