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Charting the rise of the sharing economy’s tech start-ups

As several unicorns of the sharing economy eye initial public offerings, Courtney Goldsmith examines the challenges these disruptors have faced while scaling up and how they will continue to reshape the economy

Alejandro Artacho reinvents real estate with Spotahome

After becoming frustrated with the property market, Alejandro Artacho decided to take matters into his own hands. His company has since streamlined and digitalised the renting process in 10 different cities across Europe

An investigation found that the tenant of a flat in Paris had sublet it without the landlord’s permission for a total of 767 days since 2011. Subletting without written approval from the landlord is illegal in France

Tenant fined €47,000 for illegally subletting Parisian flat on Airbnb

The tenant was ordered to hand over all short-term rental earnings to her landlord as the French capital attempts to tackle its growing housing crisis

Airbnb and Uber take EU to task over sharing economy

Sharing economy giants Airbnb and Uber are among 40 companies that have written to the EU to demand better and more positive treatment of modern, disruptive businesses

Awards Supplement 2024

The European CEO awards 2024 have now been announced, presenting our pick of the CEOs, companies and campaigns leading their sectors.