Call for English councils to be given powers to regulate Airbnb
by Helen Pidd North of England editor from Technology | The Guardian on (#4ZPHA)
Caroline Lucas urges move to help ease 'intolerable' pressure on availability of local housing
Local councils in England must be given powers to regulate Airbnb and other short-term letting sites in order to alleviate the "intolerable" pressure they put on the availability of local housing, the Green party MP, Caroline Lucas, has said.
Her intervention followed a Guardian investigation that found one Airbnb listing for every four residential properties in some hotspots across Britain. Airbnb has disputed the finding.
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