Multimillion-dollar properties in the Byron hinterland are taking over once important agricultural land that should be used for housing instead,Byron Shire Mayor Michael Lyon says.
Mayor Michael Lyon says other councils across NSW will look closely at the Independent Planning Commission finding.
Finally,a sign that the Liberal Party has within its ranks a potential leader who shows evidence of principle over pragmatism.
Asking rents across dozens of Sydney suburbs have jumped by more than 20 per cent in the past year,and popular neighbourhoods have rocketed up $150 or more a week.
A five-star rating stretches the gamut from adequate to amazing while four stars translates as terrible.
A Sydney council is pushing for a bed tax on tourists,while Airbnb wants an “opt-in” levy to ease the housing crisis.
The Age has analysed hundreds of pages of disclosures to calculate how many properties each local MP owns – including commercial premises and vacant blocks.
Under the proposal,the Victorian government would ban short-term hosts from renting out homes for more than 90 days a year,freeing up properties for renters instead of tourists using platforms such as on Airbnb.
Airbnb rentals are on the rise,triggering concerns about a lack of long-term rental properties and difficulties attracting workers to the region.
But seven months after the scheme was pitched as a bid to make more homes available to longer-term renters,its impact remains unclear.
Uppity business executives in Sydney want employees to return to the CBD