Wolters, Mas (2024) Airbnb: a blessing or a burden? municipality strategies for managing short-term rentals in Dutch inner cities. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
This research investigates the effectiveness of policies implemented by three municipalities in the Netherlands to mitigate the negative impacts of short-term rentals (STRs) such as Airbnb. Airbnb remains popular in the Netherlands since it is affordable and flexible for tourists and its business model is financially beneficial for landlords. However, it also brings challenges, such as rising housing prices and nuisances like noise and waste. The Tourist Rental Act, effective January 1, 2021, allows municipalities to regulate STRs to address housing scarcity and quality of life issues. This research looks at how three municipalities have utilised the Act and evaluates the impact of their policies. The study focuses on Amsterdam, Rotterdam, and Groningen, analysing their policies' effectiveness in reducing negative externalities. The research combines interviews with policy experts and questionnaires sent to Airbnb hosts, supported by secondary data analysis. Based on the findings, policy recommendations can be made to balance economic benefits and residential well-being. Amsterdam, facing significant tourism pressure, has imposed the strictest measures. The other cities are Rotterdam and Groningen, with Rotterdam enforcing more measures but Groningen applying a stricter maximum number of nights criterion. Amsterdam has a stricter enforcement policy than Rotterdam and Groningen, since the latter two focus primarily on residents’ complaints. However, Rotterdam and Groningen have implemented new regulations, even though they are not experiencing noticeable negative impacts in terms of nuisance. The new EU legislation, expected to be implemented in two years, is intended to strengthen enforcement capabilities by forcing rental platforms to share monthly data. Possible policy recommendations are: improved enforcement mechanisms, tailor-made rules based on local context, support for hosts and continuous monitoring.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Spatial Planning and Design |
| Supervisor: | Roo, G. de |
| Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2024 14:18 |
| Last Modified: | 08 Jul 2024 14:18 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/4568 |
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