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It is the most prominent example of a huge new "sharing economy", in which people rent beds, cars, boats and other assets directly from each other, co-ordinated via the internet.

Bedrooms and cars are the most obvious examples, but you can also rent camping spaces in Sweden, fields in Australia and washing machines in France

And it is not just individuals: the web makes it easier for companies to rent out spare offices and idle machines, too.

Airbnb says hosts in San Francisco who rent out their homes do so for an average of 58 nights a year, making $ 9.3000.

Car owners who rent their vehicles to others using RelayRides make an average of $250 a month; some make more than $1,000.

The same may happen with the sharing economy, which also provides new opportunities for enterprise, Some people have bought cars solely to rent them out, for example

People who rent out rooms should pay tax, of course, but they should not be regulated like a Ritz-Carlton hotel.

Before the internet, renting a surfboard, a power tool or a parking space from someone else was feasible, but was usually more trouble than it was worth

But the core of the sharing economy is people renting things from each other

And there are environmental benefits, too: renting a car when you need it, rather than owning one, means fewer cars are required and fewer resources must be devoted to making them.

One advantage of sharing is that owners earn money from renting out items not made full use of

Last night 40,000 people rented accommodation from a service that offers 250,000 rooms in 30,000 cities in 192 countries.

The man's apartment is ready for rent.

But check out the cost if renting an apartment first.

But the code to access the program cost $120—a big sum for Harper, who had already put down $450 for textbooks, and had rent day approaching.

In Lagos, foreign oil workers can pay as much as $65,000 per year in rent for a modest apartment in a safe part of town.

Sarina Harper, a 19-year-old student at virginia Tech, was faced with a tough dilemma when she first started college in 2015—pay rent or pay to turn in her chemistry homework.

The woman should rent a nicer apartment.

She has got camping gear for rent.

Another plus, rents are lower in Utah than in Nevada.

The person who was supposed to rent it just backed town to take a room on campus.

But check out the cost if renting an apartment first.

Good morning, I'm one of the students who rented your flat.

How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?

Pushchairs and wheelchairs are available to rent at the information desk and Denny Way entrance.

The family rented a former church in downtown portland and scheduled a concert.

The one for rent is on the right.

The state also cleared the way for companies to sell or rent out self-driving cars, and for companies to operate driverless taxi services.

They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine equaled a college year's monthly rent.