Short-term rental providers say they'll be 'criminalised' with the 'stroke of a pen'

It is widely recognised that the bill, when aligned with planning guidelines, primarily seeks to encourage short-term providers to switch to long-term arrangements to help with the housing crisis. File picture

Owners of short-term rental properties in southeast rent pressure zones say upcoming legislation to register their properties will devastate their enterprises.

The concern relates to the Government’s proposed Registration of Short Term Tourism Letting Bill, which will configure an EU law compelling providers in such zones to register their premises annually.