An Airbnb landlord has been shut down after rowdy guests partying late into the night made neighbours' lives a misery.
Navid Malik's neighbours complained that loud music and revellers on all-night benders filled his holiday rental flat, prompting Glasgow City Council to order its removal from the platform.
Police had been called out to the property on five occasions due to loud music, shouting and parties taking place between midnight and 5am, Glasgow Live reported.
After weary neighbours called the authorities on one night, they found 15 people at the flat. A neighbour reported a saxophonist playing at one gathering and another group blasting "The Boys Are Back in Town" repeatedly causing the building to "reverberate and shake".
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Mr Malik appealed the decision to shut the holiday the Scottish Government, insisting that the four-bedroom flat - advertised for groups of up to 10 people - was being 'used as a home' and no events were held there.
His appeal was rejected and it was ruled that the property was in fact being used as short-term accommodation and that he had likely been aware that it was being used for parties.
The landlord said he had 'really enjoyed' sharing his apartment after first listing it during COP26 so decided to continue to advertise it on the site.
Mr Malik claimed he used the flat as a home, but the listing showed the whole flat was available for rent.
The former Airbnb host said that a party had been held without his knowledge while he was away for work and that his neighbours were being 'hysterical and really aggressive'.
Since short-term letting use for the flat started on October 2021, 80 reviews had been left for Mr Malik with the majority being positive.
One guest wrote: "Nav is a friendly and helpful host. He is very responsive and flexible with check in/check out times.
"Apartment was exactly as described, well equipped with everything you may need, and a very large space - ideal for large groups. Location was fairly easy to find.
"Only downfall was that neighbours were quite abrupt with us staying here (complained about our parking and some noise although was still very early at night around 8.15pm - bearing in mind we did have noise at a reasonable level for neighbours and that time)."
A Scottish Government reporter concluded that a "material change of the property" had occurred and that "no such permission had been sought or granted".
The council's enforcement has been upheld with the local authority previously stating that its use as short-stay accommodation has "the potential to result in conflict with mainstream residential flats in a block through regular influx of temporary residents as well as increased pressure on infrastructure and shared space".
It was announced last year that Airbnb was banning all parties from all of its properties indefinitely. The holiday lettings company decided to make permanent a temporary ban on bashes which was introduced in 2020.
At the time a spokesperson for the company said: "At Airbnb, we believe the neighbourhoods and communities in which we operate are as important as the Hosts and guests who use our service.
"We know that the overwhelming majority of our Hosts share their homes responsibly, just as the overwhelming majority of guests are responsible and treat their Airbnb listings and neighbourhoods as if they were their own."
"In turn, we focus on trying to deter the very rare cases of Hosts who do not operate responsibly, or guests who try to throw unauthorised parties."
