Brisbane Council Effectively Bans Short-Stay Rentals in Residential Areas

Up to 500 Short-Term Rentals Flagged as Brisbane Acts to Protect Local Lifestyle

Brisbane City Council is set to instruct almost 500 short-stay rental homes in Brisbane’s suburbs to cease operations as short-stay holiday accommodation and become long-term rentals. Short-stay accommodation operators in low to low-medium-density residential areas will have until June 30, 2026, to make the switch to long-term letting or to apply for development approval from the council, under a new proposal put forth by the council. A new thre…

Brisbane council effectively bans short-stay rentals in residential areas

Brisbane City Council has moved to ban short-stay rentals from low-density residential areas.

Council announces crackdown on short-stay accommodation

Hundreds of properties in low and low-to-medium residential-zoned areas of Brisbane will have to seek development approval or be banned from acting as short-stay accommodation.