Some counties have 25 times more Airbnbs than homes to rent, new report finds

Tenants’ advocacy charity Threshold revealed that there are four times as many Airbnbs as full-time private rental properties in Ireland, and said measures must be taken to ensure homes don't become short-term holiday lets. Stock picture: Alamy

Some counties have more than 25 times as many Airbnbs as homes to rent, a report has found, prompting calls for the Government to take urgent action to prevent homes from becoming short-term rentals.

A new analysis of the stock of short-term rental homes shows that there are now at least four times as many Airbnbs as full-time private rental properties available nationwide — 8,600 versus 2,100.