If you are reading this, you are probably well acquainted with Airbnb and how great it can be at helping you earn rental income from your home. If you are still reading this, you are also likely well acquainted with the phenomenon dubbed “host fatigue,” where the sheer volume of work (10 hours per week!!) required [...]
Airbnb For Beginners, Best Practices, Popular Airbnb Host Tips So, if you’re just starting to think about becoming a host, start here and follow these steps to give yourself the best chance of success. This is the Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Airbnb Hosting Before You Even List on Airbnb - Understand Rental Arbitrage There is an [...]
To the entire Airbnb community across the world, In the wake of the recent order banning people from certain countries from traveling to the United States, we want to update you about how Airbnb is responding. Last night, Brian Chesky sent the below email to Airbnb staff globally. Brian also announced that Airbnb is working [...]
Most days I can be seen dashing away with the smoothing iron. When that chore is finished, I’m shoving armfuls of bedlinen into the washing machine, changing sheets, cleaning out toilets and wiping down the shower – all day and every day. So, welcome to my brand-new career as a laundress and chambermaid or, as [...]
In simpler times, people threw Tupperware parties or took in lodgers. Now they run pop-up supper clubs or rent out spare rooms on Airbnb. Some do it for fun - there’s nothing like cooking for strangers or doing a bit of towel art on Egyptian cotton duvets - but most people do it for the [...]
George Osborne's Budget may have done little to enhance his reputation, but the Chancellor's new rules for small traders renting out rooms (or entire homes) looks likely to boost small-scale entrepreneurs. In future, we will all be able to earn up to £1,000 through property lettings before paying tax. Platforms such as Airbnb and the [...]