Brendan Burgess
Founder
- Messages
- 52,300
I was astonished when I saw this headline in today's Irish Times.
But it's a false comparison.
An airbnb property will be almost permanently advertised as they take short term bookings.
Whereas a landlord advertises a property for rent probably only once every 5 years?
In fact, landlords now probably don't need to advertise as they can find a tenant very easily through a letting agency or personal contact.
Brendan
Lorcan Sirr: There are more than 18,000 houses to rent on Airbnb vs 2,000 on Daft. Something is very wrong
It is not acceptable to have tourists living in houses while 13,300 people live in hotel bedrooms
www.irishtimes.com
But it's a false comparison.
An airbnb property will be almost permanently advertised as they take short term bookings.
Whereas a landlord advertises a property for rent probably only once every 5 years?
In fact, landlords now probably don't need to advertise as they can find a tenant very easily through a letting agency or personal contact.
Brendan