NSW government expects 12 councils to call for strict caps on short-term rentals

Planning minister Paul Scully has spoken to mayors in state’s north about proposed 60-day cap for Byron

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The New South Wales government expects a dozen councils will push for strict caps on Airbnbs and other short-term rentals once the planning minister, Paul Scully, makes a final ruling for the Byron shire.

Scully met mayors in the state’s northern rivers region on Thursday and spoke about advice provided by the state’s independent planning body to allow the holiday hotspot to place a strict cap on short-term rentals in an effort to see stock returned to the long-term market amid a housing crisis.

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