London
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A trip away should not mean organizing every guest arrival yourself. If you live in a London, Ontario home, tell bnbHost how you want to use it while you are away.
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A trip away should not mean organizing every guest arrival yourself. If you live in a London, Ontario home, tell bnbHost how you want to use it while you are away. We consider management enquiries property by property, starting with the City licence, the space and the dates you want hosted.
Start with a licence for the home you live in
London requires a Short-term Accommodation Provider licence before you advertise or host guests. The rental must be at your resident address, meaning the dwelling where you ordinarily live, and from 1 October 2026 the City limits each provider to a single short-term accommodation and a single provider licence. The City lists $552 for a new application, including a one-time inspection fee, and $201 a year for the licence.
Since 31 March 2026, short-term accommodations must pass a Property Standards Inspection and a Fire Safety Inspection. Build those inspections into your timeline before choosing guest dates.
Permission from your landlord or condo board
If you rent your home, the City asks for your landlord's written permission; a condo owner needs the condo board's. The Condominium Authority of Ontario confirms that a condo corporation can restrict short-term rentals in its governing documents, so a City licence does not settle what your building allows.
The City's licensing page says a legally established secondary unit on your own property may qualify, while the by-law schedule is less explicit. Confirm a secondary unit with the City before treating it as bookable.
Operating rules to plan around
- Guest numbers. When you are not at home during a booking, the by-law schedule allows at most five bedrooms and two guests per bedroom, not counting children under 13.
- A contact who answers within the hour. Guests need a local emergency contact for the whole stay who responds within one hour, and who attends in person within one hour if a by-law officer asks.
- Your licence number. Show it in every advertisement and listing.
- Fire safety information. Post the London Fire Department's fire safety material in the rental. Ontario requires a working smoke alarm on every storey and outside all sleeping areas.
- Liability insurance. The licence calls for general liability insurance of at least $2,000,000 per occurrence; the City's licensing page explains when a separate certificate is not needed.
- Licensed brokers. London licenses brokers, who market and broker bookings for compensation, separately, and providers may not use an unlicensed broker. The review covers how the booking arrangement for your home fits that rule before anything is listed.
- Accommodation tax. London's Municipal Accommodation Tax is 5%. The by-law has the provider collect it, or the broker when a broker takes the booking, with quarterly remittance.
The details that make a London stay work
- An honest arrival route. VIA Rail's London station is at 205 York St, and London International Airport (YXU) has its own scheduled flights. Describe the actual route from either to your door.
- The university calendar. Western University's residence move-in falls in early September, when it warns that parking is extremely limited. A home nearby needs clear parking and arrival notes for that period.
- Parking you can promise. Your application states the off-street parking spaces; the listing should say the same.
- A controlled calendar. Keep the dates you need the home separate from guest dates.
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Our management service covers booking management, listing SEO management, price optimization, professional photography, welcome book, cleaning and laundry, property maintenance, key exchange management and licensing support. The review confirms which arrangements can be delivered for your address, including cleaning and access. Explore the management service.
Your fee and agreement
The management fee is 22% per booking, with property insurance included. The calculation, any additional costs, insurance details and owner-use arrangements belong in your written management agreement. We walk through them in the free property review; no income or booking level is guaranteed. See how the fee works.
Bring these to your free review
Your address, the type of home, your proposed dates, any existing London licence and the landlord or condo-board permission that applies. Avoid sending identity documents in the first message. We will discuss whether the home can be accepted and what needs to happen first.
For GST/HST basics, see short-term rental taxes in Canada, and use questions to ask a property manager to compare your options. A Toronto home has its own Toronto management page.
Local sources checked 12 November 2026: City of London short-term accommodation licensing; Business Licensing By-law L.-131-16; Municipal Accommodation Tax By-law; Condominium Authority of Ontario. General information, not a property-specific permission decision.