It'll be even harder for folks to rent out their places on Airbnb right now, especially after a new legislation was passed in Parliament yesterday to enforce stricter rules against short-term home renters.
The new law makes it illegal for home owners to rent out entire apartments and rooms for less than six months — this efficiently ensures that you'll be breaking the law if you let folks book your houses on the popular homestay network. Most travellers (and staycation-loving locals) utilise Airbnb to search for rentals, usually for a couple of days or weeks.
Never six months, though. On average, Airbnb guests usually stay only for a few nights — Berlin records an average of 6.3 nights, Amsterdam has an average of 3.9 nights, while in London, guests stay an average of 4.6 nights.