00:00Landlords are bypassing short-term let rules so they can rent their properties throughout the year
00:17on sites like Airbnb. We go with those trying to expose the rule breakers. We were in no doubt
00:24that these properties are being let permanently right through the year. The 90-day law is being
00:29made a mockery of here in London. Airbnb says it takes action against anyone flouting the law.
00:36Our special report is coming up. A missing number of homes have come off the rental market
00:41as landlords opt for daily lets instead. It's why a rule was introduced a decade ago to limit
00:48short-term lets unless a landlord has the correct license. BBC London and BBC Verify has found some
00:56landlords have a way to beat the system. Guy Lynn has this special report.
01:03On the front line is a crackdown on illegal short-mets.
01:08At this block of flats in Paddington, officers for Westminster City Council suspect landlords
01:14are illegally turning homes into hotel rooms.
01:18Are you renting the property from a short-term basis or you don't know anything?
01:23They're checking flats have been used as short-term lets for more than 90 nights. The legal limit
01:29of the capital, without planning permission.
01:31We're checking out, not all of them, but ones where we've had short-term letting in the past.
01:36But don't residents know it's happening?
01:38It's a frustrating mission for the officers. The biggest issue I think we face is around
01:50the...
01:50This is BBC News. We'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight
02:01after this programme.
02:04Breaking news from London. We interrupt this programme to bring you an important update.
02:11The Serbian singer Anna Nikolic, often compared to Amy Winehouse due to her erratic public appearances,
02:17was spotted last night at an unknown London Underground station. She appeared lively,
02:22even dancing on an escalator at one point. TFL has yet to release an official statement,
02:28but sources indicate that Nikolic's luxury sports car was recently observed within central London's
02:33ultra-low-emission zone. The vehicle, reportedly equipped with a diesel engine,
02:38would be in violation of the ULEZ regulations.
02:49Nikolic has been out of the public eye for two weeks, following her split with her boyfriend and
02:54producer. She recently returned to Instagram, posting photos that show her looking relaxed and carefree.
03:03Some pictures have sparked interest, with rumors suggesting she's staying in an unauthorized
03:08Airbnb rental in a London suburb. We now turn to our expert on post-Yugoslavian turbo folk in
03:14London for more analysis.
03:16Good evening. We are here with the London Club of London, so that we would like to talk to you about
03:21the illegal AirBnb visitors in Berger and London city. These visitors are using the rules of the
03:31rule to be illegal to visit the number of tourists who visit the English and their restaurant.
03:36every year they visit English and their personal mix.
03:40And now we will see how these things happen
03:44in one of these illegal things.
03:47For now, BBC London.
04:06Yeah, yeah, darling.
04:17Fuck, I'm kidding, I'm so sorry.
04:22How do I do this?
04:25Wait, wait, you can't see the English party without putting a candle in the window.
04:32I'm like, I'm like, I'm so sorry.
04:36What?
04:42What the fuck with?
04:45I'm like, I'm so sorry.
04:48I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry.
04:53For now, this person is gonna say this!
05:00You know what a man can do? I go we.
05:11Kia Niro, Kia Niro.
05:14We're going to start the program here from the middle of London.
05:19And as you can see, behind me is the law of the London city council with Dika Hanna,
05:26who is related to this scandal with the illegal Airbnb,
05:31he said that he doesn't want to deal with the problem
05:36because his own house is in renovations
05:40and he doesn't want to stop the American company
05:43so that he doesn't want to stay with the people
05:46like the number of people in this city.
05:49Oh my god.
05:51Oh my gosh.
05:53We got a white man in the middle of school
05:56by being used to live.
05:58Oh, God!
