One billion bookings per month from short rentals

Short-term rentals are worth a good billion per month. Without considering the impact on other sectors. These are the figures relaunched by the Fimaa, Fiaip and Anama federations during the press conference on the value of short leases, organised in the Senate on the initiative of Senator Roberto Rosso, national head of Forza Italia's Housing Department. A way to tell how heavy this sector is, while a possible fiscal squeeze to limit it takes shape in the Budget law.

In the first eight months of 2025, the short-term rental sector recorded a booking value of more than 8.2 billion euros, but if one considers the impact on catering, transport, culture and shopping, the impact on GDP is worth another 32.9 billion.

"The short rental sector, however, is often blamed for the housing emergency," say the federations, "and this despite the fact that short rentals 'occupy' a minimal part of the housing stock: the national average is 2 per cent, in some large cities with a particular vocation for tourism - such as Florence - it is as high as 6 per cent. Numbers that, according to the associations, do not justify the upcoming squeeze.

At the moment,' they explain, 'Article 7 of the Budget Law - currently being examined by the Senate Budget Committee - will increase to 26 per cent the flat-rate tax for those who rent a property for short periods through real estate brokers or brokerage platforms. An excessive aggravation; the majority is already working to reduce it.