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Listeners irate at new limit on short-stay holiday rentals in WA

Simon Beaumont
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The WA Government’s strict new short-stay accommodation laws targeting providers like AirBnB and Stayz are likely to make holidays more expensive for West Australians.

The holiday accommodation providers say an annual letting cap of 60 days on properties will have a ripple effect throughout the state, with the regulation imposed after intense lobbying from the Australian Hotels Association of WA.

Stayz government and corporate affairs director Eacham Curry says the limit will be felt well beyond small holiday towns.

“In other markets with caps, people just stop leasing their property, and that has all sorts of flow-on effects for local communities,” he told Liam Bartlett on 6PR Mornings.

Air BNB’s Susan Wheeldon said the new laws were some of the harshest and most restrictive they had seen throughout the world.

“It’s a really competitive time at the moment. International borders are reopening and every state including WA is going to want the economic benefit we get from tourists,” she said.

The short-term letting sector for WA was worth more than $400 million in 2019 and supports nearly 2500 jobs.

Tap PLAY below to hear how the 60-day cap could affect your next holiday.

Simon Beaumont
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