Didn't Airbnb just have something like 5000 units yanked off their site where the owners couldn't prove they were legit "sharing"? Seems like it's their issue now.
But more to the point, this was the original comment I'm responding to:
>They need to address the issues around people leaving flats empty after people leave and turning them into permanent AirBNBs instead of renting out room to people who actually live there.
If the NIMBYs weren't allowed to have a strangle-hold on supply, then it wouldn't be a problem for the wider market if some property owners turn their units into AirBnBs.
[1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-07-11/airbnb-fa...