Short-term rental bookings hit by lack of clarity over new rules

The Airbnb HQ in Dublin. The bill will mean owners of short-term rental properties in rent pressure zones must have the correct planning permission for their properties.

Bookings for Airbnb and other short-term lets for 2023 are being affected by a lack of clarity on new measures aimed at returning such homes in rent pressure zones to the long-term rental market.

That is the claim of the Irish Self-Catering Federation ahead of the introduction of the Planning and Development, Maritime and Valuation (Amendment) Bill 2022.