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Edinburgh short-term lets to require planning permission

Short-term lets in Scotland’s capital will require planning permission after the Scottish Government approved plans from the local authority. A third of all short-term lets in Scotland can be found in Edinburgh and the city council moved earlier ...

01 Aug 2022 at 11:32

Scotland

Regulating short-term lets could see rents ‘plateau’, says property expert

Plans to regulate short-term lets are already causing an “exodus” of landlords offering Airbnb-style rents and could see the price of rents plateau, a property manager has said. Holyrood passed legislation last month that will require landlords ...

24 Feb 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Edinburgh’s councillors back plans to control short-term lets in capital

Edinburgh’s councillors have backed proposals to make landlords letting out Airbnb-style properties in the capital apply for planning permission. A third of all short-term lets in Scotland are in Edinburgh, and if Holyrood backs the city ...

23 Feb 2022 at 20:55

Scotland

Edinburgh-wide powers proposed to control short-term lets

Councillors are to vote on a proposal to designate the entire Edinburgh council area as a short-term let (STL) control zone. It would mean those letting out a residential property which is not their home on an Airbnb-style basis will ...

17 Feb 2022 at 16:25

Scotland

Licence scheme to regulate short-term letting in Scotland opens

A licensing scheme aimed at short-term let properties in Scotland has opened. The scheme means the owner of any Airbnb-style, short-term let must possess a licence by April 1 of next year, with new owners forced to be licensed ...

01 Oct 2022 at 08:33

Scotland

Cross-party MSPs urge Yousaf to pause short-term lets licensing

Pressure is mounting on First Minister Humza Yousaf to pause short-term lets regulations as a group of cross-party MSPs call for a rethink of the licensing scheme. Property owners wishing to let out their premises on a ...

30 Aug 2023 at 17:44

Scotland

Two-thirds of short-term let firms could shut due to licensing, poll suggests

Tourist accommodation businesses in Scotland could close their doors for good due to new licensing regulations, according to a snap poll which found 64% are considering their future. The survey by the Association of ...

01 Sept 2023 at 16:02

Scotland

Short-term let operators quitting due to licensing scheme, Tories claim

Scotland’s short-term lets policy is leading to letting providers quitting rather than going through the “expense and bureaucracy” of obtaining a licence, the Scottish Conservatives have claimed. The party’s ...

28 Jul 2023 at 10:54

Scotland

Edinburgh could see 80% reduction in short-term rental properties – report

Scotland’s capital could see an 80% drop in properties for hire on Airbnb when a new licensing scheme for short-term lets comes into force in a few weeks, a report for the City of Edinburgh Council has ...

22 Aug 2023 at 18:13

Scotland

MSPs urge Lord Advocate to assess legality of short-term let regulations

The Lord Advocate must investigate whether the introduction of a short-term let licensing scheme will breach human rights laws, a group of cross-party MSPs has said. A letter sent to First Minister ...

21 Sept 2023 at 20:16

Scotland

Housing minister urges MSPs to encourage hosts to join licensing scheme

Scotland’s housing minister has urged MSPs to encourage short-term let operators to sign up to a licensing scheme ahead of a Holyrood debate. The letter from Paul McLennan states operators who ...

13 Sept 2023 at 09:39

Scotland

MSPs reject calls to delay licensing scheme for short-term let operators

MSPs have voted down calls to delay a controversial new licensing scheme for short-term let operators following a heated Holyrood debate. The Scottish Tory-led debate called for a 12-month ...

13 Sept 2023 at 17:56

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