Government hopes planned short-term letting register could free up thousands of properties for use in wider rental market
There has been concern in recent years that the growth of online accommodation platforms such as Airbnb, Expedia and Booking.com has led to a reduction in the number of properties available on the long-term rental market.
In December Minister for Tourism Catherine Martin said she hopes legislation allowing for the establishment of the new short-term letting register would be enacted by the end of March.A Department of Tourism statement said the proposed Short-Term Tourist Letting Bill was submitted to the European Commission on December 21st last under the terms of an EU Technical Regulations Information System directive.
It could not offer an estimate on when the legislation will be enacted, instead saying: “The Department will examine the communication from the EU Commission and that analysis will inform the timetable for enactment of the Short Term Tourist Letting Bill and the establishment of the Short Term Tourist Letting register”.
These numbers will be linked to Eircodes, which will allow local authorities to check if the properties have the correct planning permission for short-term letting.
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