The City is Ours! How to Regulate Airbnb in the Face of a Housing Crisis
On 18 November, FEANTSA and Fondation Abbé Pierre launched their report on the consequences of Airbnb for the housing market. This paper explains how the expansive growth of short-term rental platforms in recent years, by extracting housing from the market, has worsened the housing crisis in big cities all over Europe. It establishes an inventory of the damage caused by platforms such as Airbnb and notably how they contribute to housing shortages. Indeed, by raising housing p