A controversial council has launched a 12 week consultation on its policies restricting Airbnb-style short lets. Edinburgh council insists that new Airbnb...
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![Airbnb regulation review of controversial Scots licensing scheme](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/_licensing1-400x310.png)
A review of Edinburgh’s controversial short term lets licensing will take place this summer. City councillors agreed to publicly consult on the...
01 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb supply 'slashed 80% by new controls' - report bombshell](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A report being considered by a council says one of the UK’s biggest cities could see an 80 per cent collapse in...
24 August 2023
From: Breaking News
![Strict Airbnb controls still on the agenda says politician](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
The Scottish Government does not intend to abandon its licensing scheme for Airbnbs and other short term lets, nor to delay...
20 July 2023
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Court Case - what next for regulation?](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Rental%20Market/Court-UK-400x310.png)
The leader of the council that was rebuffed by a court when it tried to control the spread of Airbnb-style short...
13 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![Governments slammed for rushing blindly into Airbnb regulation](/upload/images/Shutterstock-only%20images/Property%20Market/shutterstock_2198282283.jpg)
A trade body has criticised the various UK governments for “rushing blindly” into poorly-constructed regulation of short lets. The angry words from...
12 June 2023
From: Breaking News
![New Airbnb controls are condemned by trade body](/upload/images/library/airbnb-logo400x310.png)
The UK Short Term Accommodation Association says the Scottish Government’s backing of a bid to control short lets in Edinburgh could...
01 September 2022
From: Breaking News
![Short Lets Control Area - is this a way of controlling Airbnb?](/img/default/lat.png)
A consultation is to begin next month regarding the designation of an entire city as a Short Term Let Control Area. If...
11 August 2021
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb short lets require planning change of use, appeal process decides](/img/default/lat.png)
A landlord who appealed against a local council decision regarding the letting of her apartment on Airbnb has lost - and...
11 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Short lets regulation starting in one part of the UK](/img/default/lat.png)
A council in Scotland is set to be the first to introduce regulations for Airbnb and similar platforms in the short lets sector. ARLA...