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Florence bans new Airbnbs in its historic center

2023-10-03 21:22:36Lifestyle SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Florence bans new Airbnbs in its historic center
Florence

One of Italy's most popular tourist destinations, Florence, has banned new short-term accommodation permits on platforms such as Airbnb in its historic centre.

This marks the latest move by local authorities in an effort to free up homes for local residents.

The rules, adopted by the Tuscan city, also offer three years of tax breaks for owners of existing short-term rentals if they switch to regular rentals.

The mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella, has said that the city had decided to act at the local level because the government's plans to regulate the sector had been disappointing.

“In 2016, we had less than 6,000 apartments listed on Airbnb; today we have almost 14 thousand 378", he said.

He also emphasized that during that time the average cost of the usual monthly rents of the apartments had increased by 42 percent.

According to Nardella, this year prices have increased by 15.1 percent.

"The 40,000 Florentines who live in the center are complaining that they suddenly found themselves living in apartment hotels," he added.

As in other European countries, low wages, property shortages, short-term vacation rentals and high inflation have fueled a housing crisis in Italy, with low wages and students particularly hard hit.

There are similar problems further afield, with New York tightening regulations on short-term rentals.

The government is meanwhile working on a bill that, according to media reports, would require a two-night minimum stay at properties in historic city centers and municipalities with a high tourist density.

Any residential property rented out to tourists would need a national identification code to help track and regulate rentals.

And those who do not respect this will risk a fine of up to 5 thousand euros.


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