Some people could find they need to buy new hotel furniture to replace their existing furnishings, depending on the outcome of the newly announced Sharing Economy Review.
This wide-ranging review is looking into several different aspects of the 'sharing economy', a term used to describe peer-to-peer trade in all sorts of different things, from renting out your spare room to a stranger as a holiday let, to borrowing a stranger's powertools or other possessions.
It's a way to get more use out of assets of all kinds, can be cheaper than renting an entire holiday cottage or hotel room, and can be more environmentally friendly in the case of carpooling and other transport-related sharing.
However, there are concerns that these sharing industries are not currently regulated in the same way as more traditional equivalents - for example, whereas a hotel might regularly be inspected by local authorities, the same is not usually true of a household who list their spare rooms for rent online.
Now an independent review is to be carried out, with members of the public welcome to provide their own opinions, and the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills is due to decide what, if any, action is needed to ensure those who use the sharing economy are protected against any mishaps.
The survey itself asks about people's confidence in accessing the sharing economy, as well as whether they feel they should be insured when they access such services, and welcomes broad feedback rather than requiring only tick-box answers.
Business and enterprise minister Matthew Hancock said: "These new business models put money into households the length and breadth of the country by helping them get the most from their spare assets and get the best price in the market."
If those households who rent out rooms in this way find they fall under new regulations in the future, what could it mean for hotel furniture?
Well, it's worth recognising that domestic furniture is already subject to stringent fire safety regulations, so much of it would be likely to meet any general legislation put in place.
However, there are plenty of pitfalls - for example, older furniture that predates the fire safety legislation, or even simple issues such as whether domestic home insurance will cover damage to furniture that occurs when the property is being used for business purposes by being rented out.