AirBnB Leasehold

Friday1989

davidmcn wrote: »

In what form would this black and white evidence need to take though? How would Airbnb know that the person claiming to be the freeholder really is the freeholder (or that they're accurately representing what the lease says), and that they're not just some disgruntled neighbour or competitor?

I don't know. If I was Airbnb I'd get my legal team to come up with a suitable standard of proof. A court injunction would be very definite proof but maybe there is some reliable standard of proof before that.

davidmcn

Friday1989 wrote: »

I don't know. If I was Airbnb I'd get my legal team to come up with a suitable standard of proof. A court injunction would be very definite proof but maybe there is some reliable standard of proof before that.

If I were Airbnb I'd be telling my legal team to advise such third parties they ought to be pursuing the landlords if they've got a problem. Like I said above, it's the leaseholder who are letting out the properties, not Airbnb.

getmore4less

NeilCr wrote: »

There have been complaints from other flat owners - around disturbance, strangers knocking on doors for entry codes, etc etc.

If someone turns up don't let them in.

Are these whole flat lets or are any just rooms?

Stopping people having guests if they are in occupation will be much harder than full lets.

NeilCr

getmore4less wrote: »

If someone turns up don't let them in.

Are these whole flat lets or are any just rooms?

Stopping people having guests if they are in occupation will be much harder than full lets.

Whole flats.

Actually, people generally aren't giving them the entry codes to the pedestrian gates. It doesn't stop them knocking though! (and late at night) Of course, they have the keys to the property from the owners so can get in the actual flat. And there are other, longer ways to get into the grounds, if necessary.

For the record I do know davidmcn is right - although, from our POV, anyway, I don't like it and I agree with Friday 1989.

We will be pursuing the owners (who from the AirBnB calendar are doing very well, indeed). As with a lot of these things it takes time (and money) though as the owners have, so far anyway, been unresponsive to letters.

getmore4less

IT came up before that these lets of whole places could create tenancies,

Did that ever get concluded?

If it does, should someone move in and refuse to vacate and refuse to pay any further rent till evicted would disrupt the business.


If it is full time with the owner never living there would the planning/council tax/business rates people be interested.

Also make sure that HMRC are getting their cut.