Nobody Should Manage a Night Cap by Hand
Counting nights against a letting limit every month, for every property, forever, is a job that fails quietly. What it takes to hand it over safely — and what should still need your say-so.
Can a night cap be managed automatically? →
Which Nights Should You Give Up?
If a night cap means closing part of your year, the question is not how many nights but which ones. Rank the year by your own rate card and the answer changes by thousands.
Which nights should I close to stay under a night cap? →
Vienna and Berlin: When the Cap Depends on Where You Sleep
In Vienna and Berlin the number of nights you may let depends first on whether the flat is your main home. Why residence is the hinge, what each city allows, and how to set it up.
How many nights can I let in Vienna or Berlin? →
In Namibia, Letting an Unregistered Room Is a Criminal Offence
The Namibia Tourism Board Act makes providing accommodation in an unregistered establishment an offence carrying a fine up to N$20,000 or two years' imprisonment.
Do I need to register my rental with the Namibia Tourism Board? →
Barcelona's Tourist Licences All Expire in November 2028
Roughly 10,101 HUT licences, none renewable, all gone by November 2028 — upheld by the Constitutional Court. No calendar setting fixes this. What the options actually are.
What happens to Barcelona tourist licences in 2028? →
Portugal's Alojamento Local, Now That Lisbon Has Stopped Issuing
AL licences became permanent and transferable in 2024 — then Lisbon began closing neighbourhoods to new ones. Why the licence is now the asset, and how containment zones work.
Can I still get an Alojamento Local licence in Lisbon? →
Greece's AMA Number, and the 60-Day Line That Isn't a Cap
Greece requires an AMA number from AADE on every listing. The 60-day threshold is widely misread as a limit — it is a tax classification boundary, and the difference matters.
Do I need an AMA number in Greece, and is 60 days a limit? →
Italy's CIN: The Code That Goes on Your Listing and Your Front Door
Italy's national identification code must appear in every advert and physically at the property. What the CIN is, how it differs from the regional CIR, and the €8,000 downside.
What is Italy's CIN code, and where must I show it? →
Amsterdam's 30 Nights — and 15, If You're in the Wrong Street
Amsterdam caps holiday letting at 30 nights a year, and at 15 in eleven central neighbourhoods since April 2026. Plus the per-booking reporting duty hosts keep missing.
How many nights can I let in Amsterdam? →
Paris Is 90 Nights Now, Not 120
Paris cut its principal-residence cap from 120 nights to 90 with effect from January 2025. What changed, what the 13-character number is, and how to count it.
How many nights can I let my home in Paris? →
London's 90 Nights: How to Count Them Before the Council Does
The 90-night rule applies to the property, not to you, resets on 1 January, and has a second condition most hosts have never heard of. How to count it properly.
How do I count London's 90 nights? →
From 20 May 2026, Your Platform Reports Your Nights For You
EU Regulation 2024/1028 makes platforms verify your registration number and report your activity to national authorities every month. What it changes for hosts, and what it does not.
What does the EU short-term rental regulation change for hosts? →
Short-Term Rental Rules by City, 2026
Night caps, registration numbers and licence freezes across Europe and Africa, with the number, the authority and the date for each — and what actually counts towards your limit.
What are the short-term rental rules in my city? →
Will My Garden Cottage Be Affected by Cape Town's 50% Availability Rule?
You live in the five-bedroom house and let the two-bedroom cottage. Under Cape Town's draft by-law the erf is one property, so the cottage borrows the whole house's capacity — and the answer flips entirely if the City counts it the other way.
Will Cape Town's 50% rule affect my garden cottage? →
Short-term Letting in the City of Cape Town
What the City of Cape Town's draft Short-Term Letting By-Law, 2026 actually requires: registration, a registration number on every listing, availability and occupancy data sharing, and the 50% room-nights rates threshold. Comment closed on 5 October 2026; rating changes are due from 1 July 2027.
What does Cape Town's draft short-term letting by-law require? →
Copenhagen's 70 Nights and the Reporting Condition
Denmark lets you rent out your whole home for 70 days a year only when every booking goes through a platform that reports your income to the tax agency. Otherwise it is 30.
How many nights can I let my home in Copenhagen? →
What to Show an Inspector: A Night-by-Night Letting Statement
If a council asks how many nights your property was let or offered, a screenshot of today's calendar proves nothing. What a letting statement should contain, and how to download one.
What do I show an inspector who asks about my letting nights? →
How to Track OTA Commissions as Expenses (Airbnb, Booking.com & VRBO)
How to track Airbnb, Booking.com and VRBO commission in your accounting as a proper expense, why netting it out costs you, and how to automate the split.
How do I track Airbnb and Booking.com commission as an expense? →
Your Short-Term Rental Chart of Accounts: A Template That Works
A short-term rental chart of accounts template: the income, expense and liability accounts hosts actually need, why the split matters, and how to keep it clean.
What chart of accounts does a short-term rental need? →
Expedia Bookings and Your Accountant
Expedia accounting for hosts: how Expedia's commission and remittance model differs, the right invoice structure, and how to automate the draft in your books.
How do I account for Expedia bookings? →
Bank Reconciliation for Short-Term Rentals: A Step-by-Step Guide
Short-term rental bank reconciliation made simple: why OTA payouts never match your invoices, the step-by-step method, and how to automate the matching.
How do I reconcile my bank for a short-term rental? →
Airbnb & UK Tax: Getting Your Books Ready for HMRC
Airbnb tax in the UK explained for hosts: the property and trading allowances, VAT threshold, Making Tax Digital, and the records HMRC expects you to keep.
What records does HMRC expect from an Airbnb host? →
Airbnb & US Taxes: 1099-K, Schedule E and Clean Books
Airbnb taxes in the US for hosts: 1099-K thresholds, Schedule E versus Schedule C, the 14-day rule, and the records you need for clean, defensible books.
How is Airbnb income taxed in the US? →
From Spreadsheets to Real STR Bookkeeping (Without the Pain)
Moving from an Airbnb spreadsheet to real bookkeeping: where spreadsheets break for hosts, what proper accounting gives you, and how to make the switch painless.
How do I move from a spreadsheet to real bookkeeping? →
VAT for Short-Term Rentals: When to Register & How to Handle OTA VAT
VAT for short-term rentals explained: when registration becomes compulsory, why holiday lets are standard-rated, and how to handle VAT on OTA commission.
When must a short-term rental register for VAT? →
Short-Term Rental Tax Prep: Get Your Books Ready in a Weekend
Short-term rental tax prep made manageable: what records you need, a quick UK and US overview, and how clean draft invoices and an activity log make Airbnb tax preparation fast.
How do I get my rental books ready for tax? →
Multi-Property Short-Term Rental Accounting: A Clean P&L Per Property
Multi-property Airbnb accounting done right: how to get a clean profit and loss per property using tracking categories, and automate the per-property tagging.
How do I get a profit and loss for each property? →
Booking.com Accounting: Why Your Payouts Never Match (and How to Fix It)
Booking.com payout reconciliation explained: the commission-invoice model, VAT on commission, fortnightly payouts, and how to make your bank deposits match your books.
Why don't my Booking.com payouts match? →
Accounting for Short-Term Rentals: OTA Income, Fees & Reconciliation (The Complete Guide)
A complete guide to short-term rental accounting: why OTA income never matches your bank, how to structure your books, and how to reconcile Airbnb and Booking.com payouts.
How should I do the accounting for a short-term rental? →
Cleaning Fees, Damage Deposits & Taxes: Where Do They Go in Your Books?
Airbnb cleaning fee accounting explained: where cleaning fees, refundable damage deposits and occupancy taxes belong in your books, and how to record each correctly.
Where do cleaning fees, deposits and taxes go in my books? →