The owner of the Shark House in Headington has hit out at a council decision to enforce its closure.

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'Come while you can': Owner of famous house hits back at council after Airbnb ban

Dr Magnus Hanson-Heine believes Oxford Council is cracking down on his quirky local favourite shark-themed Airbnb in a bid to 'score some cheap political points'

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Owner of famous Airbnb shark house issues four-word plea amid closure threat

The owner of a world-famous Airbnb with a 25ft shark sticking out of the roof has hit out at a council decision to enforce its closure. Dr. Magnus Hanson-Heine has lost a planning appeal from Oxford Council to ban the use of short-let accommodation for the quirky property known as the Shark House. He claimed he had not received a single complaint from neighbors and was being targeted by the council as a "test case" to shut down AirBnbs in the ci…

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Airbnb with huge shark plunging into roof faces closure after official backlash: ‘Come while you can’

THE owner of a house with a shark sticking out of the roof has been told he must stop using it as a £159-a-night Airbnb.Magnus Hanson-Heine owns the

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Homeowner with 25ft shark on roof told he must stop using house as Airbnb

The Shark House has caused controversy for many years (Picture: Tom Wren SWNS)  A controversial house with a huge shark crashing through its roof is facing a new battle with the local council. The Shark House has been attracting attention since 1986 when Bill Heine constructed the massive sculpture without planning permission. Bill died in 2019 and his son Magnus Hanson-Heine took over the property, having used Airbnb to let the property out as …

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Controversial 'Shark House' faces latest snag after council bans it from Airbnb

A popular Airbnb listing in Oxford, UK, has been ordered to close. People travelled from miles around to visit ‘The Shark House’ – an apt name, with a 25-foot shark sticking out of the roof. The council has now ruled that the property can no longer be rented out.

Een populaire Airbnb-locatie in het Britse Oxford moet sluiten. Van mijlenver reisden mensen af naar ‘The shark house’ – een toepasselijke naam, met een haai van ruim 7,5 meter lang die uit het dak stak. De gemeente heeft nu  geoordeeld dat het pand niet meer verhuurd mag worden.

Bizarre Airbnb met zeven meter lange haai in het dak moet dicht: “Nooit klachten gekregen”

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Bizarre Airbnb with seven-meter-long shark in the roof must close: “Never received any complaints”

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A popular Airbnb location in Oxford, UK, must close.

Een populaire Airbnb-locatie in het Britse Oxford moet sluiten.

Streep door populaire Airbnb ’The shark house’: ’Zal de toerismesector geen goed doen’

'Come while you can': Owner of famous house hits back at council after Airbnb ban

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