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Platforms do not absorb your legal risk

2026-10-22 · Governance

Platforms do not absorb your legal risk

A platform provides terms, not compliance. That holds for short lets and for every the-tool-handles-it assumption.

Short answer

Read the agreement, check the local rules, and do not assume the platform did it.

Short-let rules change and hosts find out when a council acts. Platforms provide terms, not compliance.

The lesson generalises to every the tool handles it assumption in legal tech: a vendor's terms shift responsibility back to you. Read the agreement, check the local rules, and do not assume the platform did it. It did not.

Written for legal professionals. Not legal advice. Always verify every authority and let a named lawyer sign off.