Good. This seems rational: banning non-home places as accommodations, locking down new places from being able to register, fees to benefit the local community, rules for extant properties in...
Good. This seems rational: banning non-home places as accommodations, locking down new places from being able to register, fees to benefit the local community, rules for extant properties in regards to safety.
The justification is that this will "ease the country’s housing crisis," so I'm wondering whether there will be Greek residents living in these converted warehouses, storage rooms, industrial...
The justification is that this will "ease the country’s housing crisis," so I'm wondering whether there will be Greek residents living in these converted warehouses, storage rooms, industrial spaces, cellars, etc?
I hypothesize that the vast plurality of Greek AirBnBs are not converted warehouses but rather regular homes and apartments. If this is the case, we have every reason to believe that there will be...
I hypothesize that the vast plurality of Greek AirBnBs are not converted warehouses but rather regular homes and apartments. If this is the case, we have every reason to believe that there will be a larger supply of homes which should improve the problem Greece is trying to solve.
According to the article, renting out ordinary residences as AirBnb's isn't what was banned. There is a temporary ban in certain districts, though:
According to the article, renting out ordinary residences as AirBnb's isn't what was banned.
[...] the legislation bans from such platforms all properties that have not been characterized as a primary residence under Greek law or their owners have not arranged to become as such by July 2011.
There is a temporary ban in certain districts, though:
As of January 1st, Airbnb licenses are no longer being issued in several districts in downtown Athens for at least a year.
Not being the owner's primary residence doesn't entail that something is a converted warehouse. It's preventing people from buying up housing to rent out exclusively as Airbnbs.
Not being the owner's primary residence doesn't entail that something is a converted warehouse. It's preventing people from buying up housing to rent out exclusively as Airbnbs.
It's possible that the Greek housing regulations are wildly different from those of other EU countries, but since this is how "primary residence" works elsewhere I think it's a much safer...
It's possible that the Greek housing regulations are wildly different from those of other EU countries, but since this is how "primary residence" works elsewhere I think it's a much safer assumption to make than that it's referring to places that do not abide by current housing regulations, given the lack of evidence for the latter
If nobody's going to do any research then I don't think my question is going to be answered. (I never expect anyone to do any homework, particularly when I'm not doing any, but I was hoping...
If nobody's going to do any research then I don't think my question is going to be answered.
(I never expect anyone to do any homework, particularly when I'm not doing any, but I was hoping someone might know more or be curious enough to do some digging.)
Isn’t that just the definition of “primary residence”? It’s where the owner lives most of the time / considers their home, in contrast to a secondary / vacation / holiday home. It’s been a common...
Isn’t that just the definition of “primary residence”? It’s where the owner lives most of the time / considers their home, in contrast to a secondary / vacation / holiday home. It’s been a common term with tax implications in both countries where I’ve lived and bought a house over the years. So this legislation makes it ok to rent out your own place where you live, but not buy up second or third or etc houses or apartments just to rent on Airbnb.
Good. This seems rational: banning non-home places as accommodations, locking down new places from being able to register, fees to benefit the local community, rules for extant properties in regards to safety.
The justification is that this will "ease the country’s housing crisis," so I'm wondering whether there will be Greek residents living in these converted warehouses, storage rooms, industrial spaces, cellars, etc?
Why wouldn't there be?
Housing regulations, perhaps?
I hypothesize that the vast plurality of Greek AirBnBs are not converted warehouses but rather regular homes and apartments. If this is the case, we have every reason to believe that there will be a larger supply of homes which should improve the problem Greece is trying to solve.
According to the article, renting out ordinary residences as AirBnb's isn't what was banned.
There is a temporary ban in certain districts, though:
Not being the owner's primary residence doesn't entail that something is a converted warehouse. It's preventing people from buying up housing to rent out exclusively as Airbnbs.
Could be. What do we really know about Greek housing regulations? They’re doing something, but the article is pretty light on details.
It's possible that the Greek housing regulations are wildly different from those of other EU countries, but since this is how "primary residence" works elsewhere I think it's a much safer assumption to make than that it's referring to places that do not abide by current housing regulations, given the lack of evidence for the latter
If nobody's going to do any research then I don't think my question is going to be answered.
(I never expect anyone to do any homework, particularly when I'm not doing any, but I was hoping someone might know more or be curious enough to do some digging.)
Isn’t that just the definition of “primary residence”? It’s where the owner lives most of the time / considers their home, in contrast to a secondary / vacation / holiday home. It’s been a common term with tax implications in both countries where I’ve lived and bought a house over the years. So this legislation makes it ok to rent out your own place where you live, but not buy up second or third or etc houses or apartments just to rent on Airbnb.