{"id":8994,"date":"2016-02-16T12:05:15","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T12:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/?p=1331"},"modified":"2020-02-27T09:32:01","modified_gmt":"2020-02-27T09:32:01","slug":"british-hospitality-association-responds-to-report-on-london-life-by-airbnb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/british-hospitality-association-responds-to-report-on-london-life-by-airbnb\/","title":{"rendered":"British Hospitality Association Responds to Report on London Life by Airbnb"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1333\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/airbnb.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1333 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.openbusinesscouncil.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/airbnb.png\" alt=\"British Hospitality Association Responds to Report on London Life by Airbnb\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">British Hospitality Association Responds to Report on London Life by Airbnb<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is the private sector forum for the UK\u2019s 6th largest contributor to export earnings and 4th largest employer. Hospitality and tourism directly employ 4.5 million people or more than 10% of the workforce and over 180,000 businesses. Together we present a clear choice for Government and the hospitality &amp; tourism industry. Putting the right policies in place offers us all a considerable prize \u2013 growth which delivers 100,000 new jobs by 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, the BHA responded to a report on London Life dobe by AirBnb, that pointed out crucial questions to the way Sharing economy companies work in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>The report stated that even though The British Hospitality Association (BHA) welcomes the opportunities the sharing economy brings to owners letting their homes from time to time but is concerned about the lack of transparency of data from home sharing websites and the \u2018illegal hotels\u2019 using such platforms to circumvent regulations and tax.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Sharing\u2019 has become big business with \u2018hosts\u2019 acting as \u2018landlords\u2019 in all but name. The difference between rents charged for long-term compared to short-term lets is extremely high, creating strong economic incentives for short-term letting. Single owners in London let multiple properties and are able to operate with minimal overheads by avoiding health and safety, food safety and planning regulations.<\/p>\n<p>There is little data available from online platforms. In London it is estimated that last year up to 39.8% of Airbnb hosts were letting more than one property, with some letting as many as a hundred but figures are not available from the home sharing websites themselves.<\/p>\n<p>The BHA is calling for greater transparency of these intermediary websites, regulation and enforcement of health and safety and food standards, as well as compliance with the maximum 90 days a year letting allowed in London, without planning permission. The BHA proposes that platforms restrict hosts from letting beyond 90 days and notify the relevant authorities (HMRC, local government) of hosts letting entire or multiple properties.<\/p>\n<p>The BHA has set out 6 questions that it believes would support greater transparency and provide a more robust assessment of the impact of intermediary websites such as Airbnb on tourism, tax, housing and communities in London.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Of a total of Airbnb\u2019s 24,100 London hosts, how many last year rented more than one property and how many multiple landlords operated more than one property or a portfolio of accommodation via this intermediary website?<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 What is the impact of sharing accommodation sites like Airbnb on prices of rental stock in London?<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 How much did Airbnb\u2019s top 100 hosts earn last year?<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 How many entire properties on Airbnb in London were let for more than 90 days last year?<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Enforcement of health and safety regulations is essential to protect guests. Will platforms provide details of properties available for short lettings so that inspections, such as fire safety, can be more easily carried out?<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 Will the extended power of HMRC to request information from intermediaries such as home sharing platforms present an opportunity for greater transparency on the part of platforms?<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 If 29% of Airbnb guests are businesses, what compliance does Airbnb provide for sustainable supply chain and travel security?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is the private sector forum for the UK\u2019s 6th largest contributor to export earnings and 4th largest employer. Hospitality and tourism directly employ 4.5 million people or more than 10% of the workforce and over 180,000 businesses. Together we present a clear choice for Government and the hospitality &amp; tourism [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8962,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":""},"categories":[25,1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.1 (Yoast SEO v19.7.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>British Hospitality Association Responds to Report on London Life by Airbnb - OpenBusinessCouncil Directory<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballthink.com\/british-hospitality-association-responds-to-report-on-london-life-by-airbnb\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"British Hospitality Association Responds to Report on London Life by Airbnb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The British Hospitality Association (BHA) is the private sector forum for the UK\u2019s 6th largest contributor to export earnings and 4th largest employer. 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