π― STRisker: Bulletin - Sydney, Australia 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.
π― STRisker: Bulletin - Turks and Caicos Islands As vacation rentals reshape the housing market, the government is overhauling registration rules, ramping up enforcement, and exploring designated STR zones across the islands.
Global Regulatory Notes (9) Hobart, TAS' STR application fee hike; Whitsunday, QLD seeks input for STR amendments; Centre Wellington, ON approved 5% MAT; Guelph/Eramosa, ON examines amendment & licensing; Owen Sound, ON; Saanich, BC; Sarnia, ON; Athens, Greece; Italy; Vigo, Spain; Uzbekistan; Powys, Wales; READ MORE.
π― STRisker: Bulletin - Jamaica Parliament approves GCT on Airbnb-style accommodations from April 2027, closing a longstanding gap with the hotel sector
π― STRisker: Bulletin - Jersey A revised Tourism Order removes the physical standards that long boxed STR operators and alternative accommodation providers out of Jersey's formal registration framework
π― STRisker: Bulletin - Kelowna, Canada The city becomes the first in British Columbia to opt out of the province's short-term rental restrictions; hosts in tourism-zoned buildings free to list non-principal residences starting June 1, 2026
π― STRisker: Bulletin - France A registration requirement that once applied only to France's larger cities will extend to every commune in the country from May 20, 2026
π― STRisker: Bulletin - Galway, Ireland Councillors back a pilot scheme proposal, but no rate, no name, and no national law to make it happen yet
π― STRisker: Bulletin - Greece The Special Spatial Planning Framework for Tourism targets Mykonos, Santorini, and other Cycladic "red zones" with a hard freeze on new short-term rental conversions
π― STRisker: Bulletin - Valencia, Spain Spain's first city-wide density limit on short-term rentals reshapes the operating landscape for hosts and platforms alike