In recent years, the evolution of housing models in Italy has shown a growing demand for flexible solutions that can be adapted to people's changing needs.
Italy continues to see more and more 1 euro houses for sale in 2024. It is an initiative that has spread very rapidly with the aim of combating the phenomenon of abandonment and decay of houses in certain rural or urban areas across the country.
As buying a home becomes more difficult, rental needs are becoming more varied, from residential to tourist and student use. Parliament and the government are introducing rules for short-term rentals but there are no changes to medium-term leases.
Short-term rentals are one of the most popular alternatives to hotel accommodation, specially given the debate triggered by the new rules of the Ministry of Tourism to regulate the sector.
The regional data for 2022 on the number of holidaymakers staying in short term accommodation provided by Airbnb, Booking, Expedia Group and TripAdvisor show that the gradual growth of holiday tourism from pre-pandemic times is distributed in a disjointed way across Europe.
The progress of the sect
Following extensive consultations with mayors, hotel owners, and tenants' associations, Italy's tourism ministry recently published the initial version of a proposed legislation aimed at regulating short-term tourist rentals in Italy, including those facilitated by Airbnb, nationwide.
On May 31st 2023, Florence declared its intention to ban new private holiday rentals, including Airbnb listings, within the historical centre of the Renaissance city. The mayor, Dario Nardella, clarified that this regulation would not apply retroactively.