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Notícia de 22 de Novembro de 2017
Amsterdam
PVDA que proíbir o aluguer de edifícios completos e apartamentos geridos por
gestores Imobiliários no Alojamento Local. Apenas serão permitidos os alugueres
de partes de casa, em alojamentos onde o proprietário também reside e pernoita.
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Airbnb in
Amsterdam: will it be banned?
“The party
wants to prohibit the rental of complete houses and apartments, which
essentially serve as a business and no longer housing, but bed and breakfasts
in which the ‘landlord’ also sleeps and resides will remain permitted in the
plan.”
Airbnb in
Amsterdam, it’s weird to think that it wasn’t even there 10 years ago. And now
the local Amsterdam-branch of the Dutch Labour Party (PvdA) has made a
controversial move in its election program: No more Airbnb! Well, a lot of it
at least lets read into the details.
Airbnb in
Amsterdam: The Tourist Boom and the Consequences.
A few years
ago Amsterdam started becoming ‘hot’ with tourists, sure it always was popular
with tourists but there was a good mix between locals and visitors. It wasn’t
until online booking, such Airbnb, however that Amsterdam suddenly found itself
between the top destinations globally.
Though the
mass amount of tourists have also brought the city a lot of fame and fortune,
it has also caused overcrowded streets – and more importantly an overcrowded
housing market and a lack of accommodations to house all its visitors. Soon the
city was full of ‘semi-legal’ tourist accommodations, usually people renting
out their houses, much of which was unknown and unregulated by the local government.
While
coming at discount prices for tourists, allowing almost everyone to make a trip
to the country’s capital, it also kept increasing the tourist flow and the
problems associated. Now the PvdA Labour Party wants to step in and stop Airbnb
in Amsterdam.
Airbnb in
Amsterdam: Costs & Taxes – “A House Isn’t a Business Plan”
The Party’s
chairman, Marjolein Moorman, said: “For years we have seen an increase in
nuisance and enforcement costs. Social costs too are high, because social
cohesion is disappearing from the city, there are more and more roller cases
over bicycle bells. It’s no longer manageable, and if so we have to put a stop
to it.”
The Labour
Party states that all Amsterdammers are paying for the costs of these rentals,
while only a small part of its benefits. “Only homeowners may offer their
property for rental, for tenants this is forbidden, and because Airbnb is a
foreign company, we don’t even receive any profit taxes,” says Moorman.
The PvdA
also believes Airbnb in Amsterdam to be a major cause for the skyrocketing
housing prices in the capital: “Some homeowners leave every weekend to pay home
expenses with the proceeds from Airbnb.” Homes are not meant to be revenue
models.”
Is This It?
No More Amsterdam for the Tourist with a Budget?
Don’t worry
– there’s still some hope left! The Labour Party isn’t looking for a total ban
of all property on Airbnb, rather it’s looking to anchor down new rules in the
city’s Housing Regulations. The party wants to prohibit the rental of complete
houses and apartments, which essentially serve as a business and no longer
housing, but bed and breakfasts in which the ‘landlord’ also sleeps and resides
will remain permitted in the plan. Of course plans still have to pass through
the local government, after local elections to be held in March 2018.
For good
measure, Amsterdam isn’t the only city that has struggled with Airbnb – New
York City and Berlin have also taken measures. Berlin banned the rental of
complete houses and NYC threatened a ban, causing Airbnb to quickly take
measures of its own to meet the city’s demands.
In
Amsterdam feelings are mixed, though most Amsterdammers are happy to see people
discover their formerly hidden gem and enjoying themselves there, there’s also
a lot of frustration. It’s not easy to see your neighbors move away and having
‘Airbnb Landlords’ taking their place, housing noisy young tourists – often
drunk and under the influence of drugs.
Likewise,
housing has become borderline unaffordable, forcing many of the ‘true’ Amsterdammers
– who built and shaped the city and carry on its traditions – to move away from
their beloved town.
On the
other side, the city’s economy is booming like no other – largely thanks to
people discovering the city, often migrating there after visiting and falling
in love with it. Neighborhoods are being upgraded, the city is becoming more
international and businesses are no longer solely reliant on locals, but can
now stay afloat a little easier thanks to foreign customers.
What do you
think? Should Amsterdam regulate less or more regarding its tourists? What is
tourism like in your town? Let us know in the Facebook comments!
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