Home renting expands, but problems arise

Experts urge stricter regulation, and call for standards, vetting of players

BEIJING - Chang Linglong has just returned from a trip to Shanghai that she describes as "a nightmare". The 160-square-meter apartment she booked on a short-term rental website turned out to be just 70 square meters. And instead of the "quiet, exquisite" house as described, she found it right on a busy street, and the noise kept her up all night.

"The promised coffeemaker and hair dryer were also nowhere to be found," she recalled.