[The Weeping Angel]

Won't somebody please think of the Airbnbs?

[Malcolm Armsteen]

Ok, can I apply this to your posts, Malcolm?

Don’t patronise me. I’ve been doing source evaluation since before you were born. Also, I don’t post random shit without explanation or provenance.

[Killer Whale]

Won't somebody please think of the Airbnbs?

In what way 'penalise?'

It seems that she's running a side hustle small business. That's fine, but it's legitimate that a) she should be declaring any income after expenses for tax, and b) she should be making a contribution to her direct community to compensate for any externalities that are consequential.

This is basic stuff.

[soulboy]

Won't somebody please think of the Airbnbs?

No wonder the farmers are up in arms. Many of them now have short term lets which no doubt are still considered essential to feeding the nation and exempt from inheritance tax.

[Tubby Isaacs]

Labour could have forced the day one rights but might be wise not to.

The Left deserve credit for forcing the 2 child cap to be lifted, but they’ve also got a few “brave” policies in. “Day one rights” may be one, and I think decarbonising electricity so fast may be another, with the risk that lots do decide net zero is too expensive. Other green spending with more immediate payback might have been a better idea. I know that insulation is harder to get right than it seems, but that would be poor households getting the benefit immediately.

[mattomac]

As a trade union member I’d rather get the bill done with minimal fuss than push hard on something that I am in two minds about.

As for the Air BnB person… just charge more and if you aren’t covering it then sell. Why should the government cover your lifestyle? A lifestyle that is beyond attainable for anyone earning less than 50k if not more.

Also she could also rent but I assume she does BnB because she doesn’t want to sign up to any relegulations. The new laws don’t restrict wishing to move back in the property and she could rent it under a licensee/Lodger agreement anyhow. (This is more applicable to her anyhow).

No she’d rather have a lifestyle on the back of public finances and charge silly prices for some holiday types and do the bare minimum to upkeep the property.