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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent

Vacant property taxes, levies and caps on the table as NSW Labor reviews Airbnbs and short-term rentals

New South Wales minister for housing Rose Jackson
The short-term rental review, which will be led by the housing minister, Rose Jackson, will explore ways to move holiday rentals and empty properties on to the longer-term rental market. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

Vacant property taxes, levies and annual caps will be considered when the New South Wales government reviews regulation of short-term rentals including Airbnbs over the next six months.

The housing minister, Rose Jackson, who will lead the review, hoped to find ways to move some holiday rentals and unoccupied properties on to the longer-term rental market as the Minns government confronts the state’s chronic housing crisis.

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