We are committed to being good partners to local communities in the UK, and have long supported the introduction of a national short-term lets register to give authorities better visibility of activity in their area.'Īs he seeks to wrestle back the Tories shrinking reputation as the party of law and order the Prime Minister vowed stronger powers for the police and punitive action against local hooligans.įly-tipping and graffitiing will be punishable with fines of up to £1,000 under plans Mr Sunak unveiled in Essex today.ĭrugs: Laughing gas, or nitrous oxide, will be banned because of reported links between the drug and nuisance or anti-social behaviour. 'Our 24/7 hotline for neighbours means anyone can contact us directly about a concern with a listing and we investigate and take action on reports received. I've got a feeling we are looking at that, from memory,' the PM replied.Īn Airbnb spokeswoman said: 'Parties are banned on Airbnb and our industry-leading prevention technology blocked more than 84,000 people in the UK from making certain unwanted bookings last year alone. 'I'm not walking the alleyways and backstreets of Chelmsford looking at this, but it goes on.' 'Anti-social behaviour and especially noise nuisance can go on through the night and there is no restriction, and I think they really should be addressing the problem these are causing with maybe some regulations coming in. 'They can come in and they can use the facilities there – in this particular case they have 10-person hot tubs and karaoke rooms.įly-tipping and grafittiing will be punishable with fines of up to £1,000 under plans Mr Sunak unveiled in Essex today
Mr Jones, whose former local pub has been turned into a large Airbnb rental, said: 'These places are let by the owners to groups of people with no control whatsoever. Jeff Jones told the PM he was having problems in the suburb of Great Baddow, which was usually 'quite a nice little area.' His anti-social behaviour action plan outlines a proposed council register of such holiday lets, so that 'if a let proves problematic, they can take action against guests and owners'. They include four-figure fines for graffiti and fly-tipping, and a ban on nitrous oxide - known as 'hippy crack'.īut as he took questions from locals at a community centre he was faced with demands for more rules for short-term holiday lets to prevent them being hired out for weekend parties. The Prime Minister was cornered during a question and answer session in Chelmsford this morning as he launched a £160million package of proposed reforms. Rishi Sunak was berated over the problem of Airbnbs being used as noisy party houses today as he launched a clampdown on antisocial behaviour.
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