To view a recording of our Regulating Airbnb webinar, head to our Facebook and Youtube pages. And to keep up to date on our short-term let campaign, look out for updates on Twitter, Facebook, and on our website.

On 23 February 2022 Action on Empty Homes hosted our Regulating Airbnb webinar. We invited presenters from Berlin, Barcelona, and Amsterdam – cities which have taken action in the past to mitigate Airbnb’s impact on the private rental market – to explore what strategies might be adopted here in the UK. As well, a representative from London discussed her own experiences of Airbnbification. 

Andrej Holm, a senior researcher at the Department of Urban and Regional Sociology at Humboldt University, explored Berlin’s history of tourist apartment regulation and examined strategies deployed by legislators and activists.

Jelke Bosma, A PhD candidate at the Department of Media Studies and the Centre for Urban Studies at the University of Amsterdam, examined Amsterdam’s approach to regulating short-term rentals, highlighting how Airbnb has responded to and cooperated with regulation. 

Gabriela D’Adda, a PhD candidate in the department of Political Science at Università degli Studi di Catania, considered Barcelona’s approach to regulating Airbnb while maintaining a healthy tourist economy.

Sharda Rozena, a PhD candidate at the University of Leicester, reflected on her personal experiences of Airbnbification in her home borough of Kensington, London, and the strategies of resistance employed by tenants in a housing complex affected by Airbnb. 

To view a recording of our Regulating Airbnb webinar, head to our Facebook and Youtube pages. And to keep up to date on our short-term let campaign, look out for updates on Twitter, Facebook, and on our website.