Holiday Let New Controls

[JohnF]

Its fine this guy writing in FT that you'll be ok if you've never rented before, but is he going to be there to pay the fine if the local authorities decide your auntie Jeany and her six kids are actually short term tenants?

I don't think anyone really knows how this is going to pan out in tourist areas, and personally I'd be a bit wary about allowing unpaid guests to use our place (still ours for another four weeks) until we have a better idea of how this is going to be policed.  Not very convenient I know, especially when folks need to arrange flights etc, but given the level of fines that can be levied I'd rather play safe.

A lot of local hotel and pension owners will be rubbing their hands in glee over this one.

JF

[Ian_and_Sian]

Its fine this guy writing in FT that you'll be ok if you've never rented before, but is he going to be there to pay the fine if the local authorities decide your auntie Jeany and her six kids are actually short term tenants?

I don't think anyone really knows how this is going to pan out in tourist areas, and personally I'd be a bit wary about allowing unpaid guests to use our place (still ours for another four weeks) until we have a better idea of how this is going to be policed.  Not very convenient I know, especially when folks need to arrange flights etc, but given the level of fines that can be levied I'd rather play safe.

A lot of local hotel and pension owners will be rubbing their hands in glee over this one.

JF

The problem there is, those who are staying at our place have already booked their flights way before these regulations came in!

[Ian_and_Sian]

Be careful about close friends. Police can take them as a tenants and fine you. How can you prove that they are not tenants ? It is a big risk...

I would guess you if you can prove your association with that person by some means (maybe several years of Friendship on Facebook??) then that may be acceptable.

[stoop]

For us it will be family only. If friends wish to go I would have to recommend a package anyway - much cheaper these days.

Bottom line is fewer will be going as people will not pay the costs involved. Local businesses lose out again!

[cenk]

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Be careful about close friends. Police can take them as a tenants and fine you. How can you prove that they are not tenants ? It is a big risk...

I would guess you if you can prove your association with that person by some means (maybe several years of Friendship on Facebook??) then that may be acceptable.

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Be careful about close friends. Police can take them as a tenants and fine you. How can you prove that they are not tenants ? It is a big risk...

I would guess you if you can prove your association with that person by some means (maybe several years of Friendship on Facebook??) then that may be acceptable.
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I dont think it will be accepted. The fine for not registering the property that is being rented out for short terms is 10.000 TL. No need to take a huge risk.

[cenk]

News from today's newspaper. In istanbul, 1210 short term rental houses are checked. 550 of them are closed, 283 of them are fined 2.022.501 TL in total. Nothing is done to 179 of them that obey the rules.
http://www.sozcu.com.tr/2017/ekonomi/yasa-disi-calisan-gundelik-evlere-ceza-yagdi-1751441/

[sadler]

They certainly mean business then! Rental for self catering will disappear and guess what will happen to the price of hotel rooms. :

[patrice]

So glad we sold if we visit Calis  again a small friendly hotel will nicely thank you.

[Ian]

So glad we sold if we visit Calis  again a small friendly hotel will nicely thank you.

We are in the same position - having sold (for fhe asking price in mid October) - we will miss the stunning landscapes and some truly lovely people terribly - but we felt it was time to go.

[jondo]

The rules state somewhere that if only direct family members who share the same surname of the owner stay in the property there would be no rental tax due on the presumption that an owner wouldn't charge his own son, 'unmarried' daughter, or parents a rental fee. Therefore, further presuming that the property is not registered for Rental Income Tax because it is only used by the same-surname family/families. Best to change your name to Smith and advertise only to the Smiths! I feel a song.....