Berlin housing law change squeezes Airbnb

 A 2014 change to housing law in Berlin, aimed at protecting property supply and combating surging rent rates, came into effect on May 1 — banning short term tourist rentals of entire apartments without a city permit. Partial rentals, where a host rents a room or rooms within their own home, are unaffected by the law change. The city’s head of urban development, Andreas Geisel… Read More