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Airbnb blocks more than 800 UK listings for flouting rules

Airbnb has announced that it has removed or suspended more than 800 listings in the UK following a crackdown on so-called “party houses”. According to the company, the number includes listings that have received complaints or violated policies on parties and unauthorised events, which are “explicitly” banned on Airbnb.

In a further commitment to cracking down on anti-social behaviour, the platform said it had blocked more than 13,500 UK reservation attempts in one month following the introduction of pilot restrictions that prevent some bookings by under-25-year-olds close to the place where they live.

The news follows the introduction of a series of measures by Airbnb to get tough on lewd behaviour at its listed rental properties, including a global party ban, pilot booking restrictions and the launch of its neighbour tool, through which neighbours can share concerns about listings in their communities directly with Airbnb for investigation.

It came as Airbnb announced it would again be restricting bookings in England following the latest lockdown announcement by the government, in order to ensure that everyone would be able to follow the rules and stay safe during the lockdown period. From 6 November until 2 December, all new bookings made for stays during this time will be subject to the new temporary restrictions.

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