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Times
2 days ago
- Times
Blocked drains and blood stains: our Airbnb guest cost us £15,000
L ast year my husband and I were planning to visit his family in Australia for just over a month and we decided to rent our home on Airbnb to help cover the cost of the trip. We hired a rental management company called Smarthost to arrange and manage the bookings. The company assured us that all guests would be vetted and that adequate insurance was in place to cover us if our property was damaged. Smarthost accepted a request through Airbnb for a guest to stay in our home for four weeks. When we came home, exhausted after our long journey, we were horrified to find extensive damage. The bathroom in our loft had flooded, causing water to leak over three floors. We also found that the guests had broken lots of items, such as furniture, electric blinds and even the freezer. The guests took a set of keys, which is a huge security risk and has caused me a lot of worry. They also took kitchen equipment including frying pans.
Bloomberg
20-06-2025
- General
- Bloomberg
One Last Ride in a NYC Horse Elevator
In a residential loft building in Chelsea, one of New York City's original 19th-century horse elevators managed to survive into modernity - until now. (Source: Bloomberg)
