Unauthorised Belfast Airbnb making profit of £19,000 in eight weeks amid massive housing waiting lists

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Unauthorised Belfast Airbnb making profit of £19,000 in eight weeks amid massive housing waiting lists

Calls are being made for new legislation to regulate short-term holiday lets after a house in East Belfast was advertised online at a cost of £19,000 for ten weeks. Ruth Brooks, a Councillor for the Titanic district electoral area, is warning that the proliferation of short-term lets is damaging communities in East Belfast as thousands of people languish on waiting lists to get houses in the city. The DUP representative said: “Just last night, t…