Short-term Lettings Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Short-term Lettings

Lord Anderson of Swansea Excerpts
Tuesday 26th February 2019

(5 years, 1 month ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Anderson of Swansea Portrait Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab)
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Of course there is a case for clear regulation, but does the Minister agree that Airbnb and others, since they are popular, are meeting a gap in the market?

Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth Portrait Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth
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My Lords, I agree with the noble Lord on that. It is nevertheless important, as he acknowledged, that they satisfy certain conditions. Those that join the Short Term Accommodation Association sign up to a code of conduct. That has been circulated to all houses in Westminster, with which it has a particularly close association. It is the aim of the Short Term Accommodation Association to roll that out nationally.