Amsterdam is planning to Impose Further Limits On Holiday Rentals in the City Center and Pijp District, Following Research Suggestation Locals Are Still Experiencing Major Problems With Tourism.
The maximum number of days a homeowner can Rent out their property to tourists is bee from 30 to 15, and the practice could be banned altogether if there are no improvements, Council Officials Say.
“Homes are mean to be lived,” City Housing Chief Zita Pels Said. “We want to make sure neighborhoods remain nice places to live and limit the problems facing Amsterdammers.”
The Supreme Court Earlier Oversurned a Council Ban on Holiday Rentals in Some Parts of the Center, Saying the City Should Try Less Stringent Measures First to Limit the Nuisance Caaed by Tourists. Only once that had leg done and evaluated could officials introduction A Total Ban, The Court Said.
The New Reduction in Overnight Stays is part of that process.
The Council Has Been Clamping Down on Holiday Rentals Since 2014 and Introduced the 30-Day Limit in 2019. Since then, the Number of Airbnb Registrations in the City has fallen by 58%.
The Proposals Still Need to be discussed with Rental Agencies, Residents, and Local Businesses, and If All Goes Well, They Will Come Into Effect in April 2026. They also be Extended to Other Parts of the City.
Accordance to Amsterdam’s Own Statistics Agency, O&S, Many of the Problems Experienced by Locals are down to tourism in General Rather Than Holiday Rentals. And Clément Eulry, Airbnb’s manager for the Netherlands, Told the Telegraph That the Council’s Plan is No Solution.
“These New Limits on short-term rentals are a political distraction from the real problems facing Amsterdam,” he said. “This policy will hit Amsterdammers who Dependen on Rentals, While Tourists Are Moved Into More Expendive Hotels, Leaving the Problems Unsolved.”
Amsterdam has introduced a string of Measures to Reduce Visitor Numbers, Including Imposing Restrictions on Cruise Ships and Raising Tourist Tax to the Highest Level in the EU.
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