Tag: ShortTermRentals
Airbnb and sectional title schemes – check-in or checkmate?
Airbnb is dominating the property conversation right now. Record tourism numbers, mounting pressure on housing supply in cities such as the City of Cape Town (COCT), and fresh regulatory movement from the city have pushed short-term letting beyond a side hustle. It is now serious business. However, alongside the opportunity, a growing and increasingly litigious tension is emerging in sectional title schemes.
Parity vs proliferation – why short-term rental regulation is needed
Public debate often frames short-term rental (STR) regulation as a clash between “disruptors” and “dinosaurs”. However, the reality for South African hospitality is both simpler and more urgent. The City of Cape Town’s move to impose commercial property rates on STRs does not represent an attack on innovation. Instead, it addresses a problem that policymakers have ignored for far too long.
