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Australia applies stricter scrutiny; Hobart, AU fails to raise STR motion; Central Okanagan, ON approves amendments; Erin, ON presents draft regulations; Gibsons, BC adopts allocation system; Severn Township, ON; Bali, Indonesia; Italy; Jung, South Korea; Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam; Read more.

A city council vote on June 4th would extend the new-listing ban beyond the UNESCO historic centre to 67,780 additional properties across 504 streets, with the freeze expected to take effect June 20th

The Supreme Court struck down Madrid's one-stop registry on jurisdictional grounds. Regional licensing, EU data-sharing, and city-level caps all survive intact.

Government-commissioned report proposes a density ceiling and New Orleans-style ownership limits. Cabinet has yet to adopt them, but operators now sit at the centre of the housing debate.

Properties available for more than 60 days a year stand to pay nearly triple the standard residential rate as Airbnb pushes back on what it calls a "wholly disproportionate" multiplier

Sydney, AU considers ban; Brazil STRs requires approval; Clarington, ON's MAT into force; Cobourg, ON considers zoning updates; East Kootenay, BC proposed STR density limits; Whitehorse, YT; England; Greece, Thessaloniki, GR; Jozsefvaros, HU; Malta; Amsterdam, NL; Highlands, SCT; READ MORE.

Licensed STR operators must collect €1.50 per person per night starting Q3 2026 with a new per-stay cap and local council revenue share

The 1% accommodation tax rate is the relief effort's first concrete win; licensing requirements and VAT obligations stay put

A Greens-led motion triggers a formal investigation into vacancy-linked prohibitions across inner-city suburbs, putting pressure on NSW's state-level 180-day cap.