The Center for Strategic Research assessed the volume of the gray market in daily rentals

As a study by the Center for Strategic Research (CSR) showed, 32% of landlords pay taxes on the short-term rental of housing they own. At the end of 2023, total tax revenues from daily rentals amounted to 4.4 billion rubles, rentier income in this segment amounted to 231.2 billion rubles.

The study was conducted in September-October. It is based on data from ten sites, including CIAN, Avito, Yandex Travel, Sutochno.ru, Ostrovok.ru. Analysts also conducted online interviews among 2 thousand tenants and landlords across the country. The results of the study are RBC.

As the Center for Social Research found out, taxes are paid more often by those who rent out several properties (60%), who rent out short-term apartments (49%), as well as households with a monthly income of 100 thousand rubles. or more (46–54%). Most landlords rent out residential properties for short-term rent as individuals. 20% of the study participants are registered as self-employed, 10% are individual entrepreneurs, 2% are legal entities.

42% of respondents said that they rent out housing for short-term with the conclusion of an agreement. Most often, contracts are concluded by those who have several objects for daily rent (77%), apartment owners (53%), as well as rentiers with an income of 100 thousand rubles. (49–59%). Of the tenants, 65% admitted that they rented housing without entering into an agreement with the landlord. 35% signed an agreement.

Among the most common methods of receiving payments from tenants are cash (77%) and bank transfers to cards or accounts of individuals (67%). 12% of landlords accept payment by transfer to a card or account. 7% do this through an intermediary in the form of a digital service, platform or aggregator, 4% through a terminal. Those who rent apartments daily are less likely to use cash as a payment method (9 percentage points below average, 68%). Landlords with a household income of 100 thousand rubles. More often they accept payment by bank transfer to a card or account of a legal entity (25%), as well as through intermediaries (13%).

As Kommersant reported, after the autumn rush in the long-term housing rental market, a period of stability began: the pronounced increase in rates in the largest regional markets stopped by December. At the achieved levels, prices continue to maintain high expectations of owners. It is predicted that, despite the general slowdown in activity, the influx of new tenants into the market will be stable.

Details – in the material “Kommersant” “Rent is moving away from demand”.

Laura Keffer