The cities blame Airbnb for making the housing market unaffordable for residentsWhen Eckhard Sagitza and his team of Airbnb detectives roam the fashionable streets of Berlin’s Friedrichshain district,they sustain an eye out for pairs of colourful rent-a-bikes, locked external the doorways of tenement buildings.
The recent explosion of dockless bike hire schemes in Europe’s cities may have been decried by local politicians, and but for the Sherlock Holmeses of the German capital’s housing authority,they are a handy clue in their crusade against rogue landlords. Related: EU blocking cities' efforts to curb Airbnb, say campaigners Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com