Prostitutes are setting up illegal brothels in short-term rental properties such as Airbnb.
Sex worker Charlotte Rose told BBC South-East Today that she always rents an Airbnb property with another sex worker for safety.
That technically turns the property into a brothel. If a sex worker works alone, they are not keeping a brothel.
Rose said Airbnbs were attainable with just a few clicks and without a massive financial outlay.
She said: “I had permanent resident fixtures from where I used to work from but because of society’s stigma about what I do when the neighbours twig, they don’t like it and it can cause all sorts of different types of issues.”
Airbnb said: “We have zero tolerance for this type of behaviour and permanently remove bad actors [guests] from our platform.
“Over 260m people have travelled on Airbnb and bad experiences are extremely rare.”
An all-party parliamentary group is due to report on pop-up brothels in the New Year. Increasing numbers of property agents are offering Airbnb management services.
Comments (8)
I see the boys from Benny Hill are all out in force. No wonder women feel demeaned – come on it’s nearly 2018 FFS
Try lightening up, sunshine – you’re putting yourself seriously at risk of a PC-related eruption in the genderless region.
I once had a Part-Ex enquiry from a lady who owned a flat – over a chip shop – that turned out was being used as a brothel.
I didn’t frequent that particular dining establishment any more after the discovery.
Luckily for me… there are plenty of other chippies!
I once bought a brothel!
Maybe I should explain, I acted for a client and we bought an abandoned and boarded up property that was being sold under the proceeds of crime act in Reading. We didn’t find out exactly what the circumstances of sale were until exchange and an approach to the planning authority. They thanked my client for dealing with a ‘problem’ address and even sent photos taken on the day that armed police officers stormed the building! We were always nervous during viewings as there were frequent drive by’s from characters in old Mercs all with blacked out windows. The building is now 3 maisonettes and a very good rental!
Am I the only person that finds the description ‘pop up brothels’ in the Airbnb article worth a good old Carry on titter!!
“…even sent photos taken on the day that armed police officers stormed the building!”
Yeah, well, it’s pointless entering a brothel if you ain’t ‘tooled up’…
…exits stage to the left. Quickly.
Whole new meaning to getting a battered sausage.
Oi oi Savaloy!!!!
I always pondered the meaning of “Do you want a splash on that?”.
Yes – I have led a sheltered life…
This sort of thing requires investigating. I’m happy to take on the work, could you please advise of the location of these properties and I’ll give it a thorough going over. Thanks.