Airbnb 's European spokesperson , Olivier brown , denied accusations that the data - sharing platform is driving up prices in cities , and said regulations did not need to be tightened , just better communicated . Grémillon said Airbnb regularly examines local data to determine whether it is positively or negatively impacting local economies . Iain Wright , chair of the innovation , innovation and skills committee , complained to London Mayor Sadiq Khan that some landlords were bending the rules by letting out tenants for more than 90 days a week .
Airbnb's European head, Olivier Grémillon, denied accusations that the home-sharing platform is driving up prices in London, and said regulations did not need to be tightened, just better communicated. Grémillon said Airbnb regularly examines local data to see whether it is positively or negatively impacting local economies. Iain Wright, chair of the business, innovation and skills committee, complained to London Mayor Sadiq Khan that some landlords were bending the rules by letting out properties for more than 90 days a year.