Airbnb lets may be unsafe, MPs warn

Boom in unregulated short-term rentals is fuelled in part by unscrupulous businesses posing as private owners

Growing numbers of professional holiday letting firms are hiding from regulation by using Airbnb and other sites, putting holidaymakers at risk, MPs will warn this week.

While hotels and b&bs are subject to fire safety regulations and other checks, homeowners do not have to prove their properties are safe before letting them out via holiday rental sites such as Airbnb.

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