Cabinet wants rules Residential Tenancies better align Airbnb – nrc.nl

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The government will look at how private real estate rental through online platforms like Airbnb and Wimdu can be better regulated.
Ministers Henk Kamp (Economic Affairs) and Stef Blok (Housing) are to benefit from innovative developments that companies and consumers on the Internet without compromising such as safety and reliable service.

Existing rules for private real estate rental will be modernized to better reflect the activities of innovative firms. This was reported by news agency ANP.

Innovation is hampered

According to Minister Kamp are the current rules modern organizations as taxi Uber homes and rental site Airbnb settled in the road, thus hampering innovation. Camp:

“If we in the Netherlands the first to benefit from the advantages of innovation, we need to place our rules provide that. Our innovative entrepreneurs get the chance to improve products and develop new services. This then ensures that new businesses and jobs created in the Netherlands instead of elsewhere. “

Now come include Airbnb and Uber regularly in collision with the law. Uber

example via the app uberPOP ‘offer private taxi rides in their car at a cheaper rate than regular taxis. Despite a ban on the judge the company is unperturbed.

Airbnb which individuals (rooms) for rent offer their house, is the world settled into disrepute. In the Netherlands, the Tax began in June under investigation for suspicion of tax evasion by users. Also on income portion economy payable tax, the message is. The taxman thinks too much money wrong foot because people do not give the rental income. It is a “preliminary study” portion for housing sites, which Airbnb is by far the largest. The site contains about 20,000 Dutch homes.

Few rules for taxi drivers and drone pilots already adapted

The companies themselves say that innovative products necessarily come off the beaten track, and that there is always or an interest group that has no benefit from change. Many laws and regulations stems from the time before smart phones and the internet.

The revision of the Taxi Act were taken into account. So drivers do not have to deal with paper receipts, a digital invoice may be.

Recently, the rules for the use of drones have also been eased. This allows some companies, for example in agriculture, use the technique before.