Short-term lets

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A worker on the Royal Mile during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe

City of Edinburgh Council

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Is STL licensing to blame for Edinburgh Festival's accommodation crisis?

Tartan Army stalwart Hamish Husband (left) and Cardwell Garden Centre’s Paul Carmichael studies a book on Tartan

Tartan Army stalwart Hamish Husband (left) and Cardwell Garden Centre’s Paul Carmichael studies a book on Tartan

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Garden centre creates plant with tartan leaves in support of Scotland in Euros

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross during First Minister's Questions

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross during First Minister's Questions

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Scottish Tories ‘undermined’ as UK announces short-term let scheme in England

Short-term lets will have to be registered

Short-term lets will have to be registered

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Councils to monitor second homes turned into short-term lets amid tax changes

Short-term let landlords protest outside the Scottish Parliament

Short-term let landlords protest outside the Scottish Parliament

City of Edinburgh Council

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Court rules parts of Edinburgh's crackdown on Airbnb-style properties 'unfair'

Gordon Maloney has faced backlash after making an app which makes it easier to object to short-term lets

Gordon Maloney has faced backlash after making an app which makes it easier to object to short-term lets

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Why I started an app to fight short-term lets

Tenants rights organisations hope the short-term let licencing scheme will improve housing stock in Edinburgh

Tenants rights organisations hope the short-term let licencing scheme will improve housing stock in Edinburgh

Scottish Government

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Licensing scheme for short-term lets comes into force in Scotland

One B&B owner compared STL legislation to the brutal forced evictions of the Highland Clearances

One B&B owner compared STL legislation to the brutal forced evictions of the Highland Clearances

Scottish Government

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B&B owner compares short-term let licences to Highland Clearances

Campaigners are concerned that the Lobbying (Scotland) Act is too easily exploited

Campaigners are concerned that the Lobbying (Scotland) Act is too easily exploited

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AirBnB could bypass lobbying rules and ‘mislead MSPs’ about licensing scheme

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain KC

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Tory and Labour MSPs in eleventh hour appeal to Lord Advocate over short-term lets

Housing Minister Paul McLennan took aim at Labour and LibDem MSPs

Housing Minister Paul McLennan took aim at Labour and LibDem MSPs

Scottish Liberal Democrats

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Housing Minister condemns Labour for backing Tories on short-term lets block

Murdo Fraser's motion called for a year-long delay to the deadline for the scheme

Murdo Fraser's motion called for a year-long delay to the deadline for the scheme

Short-term lets

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Tory bid to delay short-term lets scheme fails despite Labour and LibDem support

Short-term lets

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Housing minister urges MSPs to tell hosts to ‘strongly’ consider joining scheme

Douglas Ross and the Tories are set to force a vote on the short-term lets licensing scheme

Douglas Ross and the Tories are set to force a vote on the short-term lets licensing scheme

Scottish Conservatives

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Scottish Tories to force vote on short-term lets scheme in Holyrood this week

Short-term let operators campaign against introduction of short-term let licensing outside the Scottish Parliament

Short-term let operators campaign against introduction of short-term let licensing outside the Scottish Parliament

Short-term lets

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Andrew Tickell: There must be winners and losers in the short-term let rhetoric

Neil Gray has insisted the Scottish Government will go ahead with the October 1 deadline for the scheme

Neil Gray has insisted the Scottish Government will go ahead with the October 1 deadline for the scheme

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Scottish Government will not back down on short term lets licensing, says Neil Gray

A protester against the short-term lets licencing scheme was pictured with an 'offensive' sign

A protester against the short-term lets licencing scheme was pictured with an 'offensive' sign

Scottish Conservatives

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Tory MSPs pictured with 'offensive' poster at short-term lets scheme Holyrood protest

Tory MSPs posed with campaigners

Tory MSPs posed with campaigners

Short-term lets

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Short-term let campaigners stage Holyrood protest over licensing scheme

Fiona Campbell, right, pictured here with Tory MSP Graham Simpson, middle, in the Scottish Parliament in 2018

Fiona Campbell, right, pictured here with Tory MSP Graham Simpson, middle, in the Scottish Parliament in 2018

Scottish Government

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Tourism champion claims short-term let restrictions are 'sexist'

The Edinburgh Western MSP could be raking in around the equivalent of the median pay in Scotland thanks to his Airbnb side hustle

The Edinburgh Western MSP could be raking in around the equivalent of the median pay in Scotland thanks to his Airbnb side hustle

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I spent a night in Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton’s shed

In total, they have been lobbied a combined 26 times between 2018-2023

In total, they have been lobbied a combined 26 times between 2018-2023

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Third of MSPs calling for short term lets delay have been lobbied by AirBnb

The discourse surrounding the Scottish Government's short-term lets scheme has been far from error-free

The discourse surrounding the Scottish Government's short-term lets scheme has been far from error-free

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Scottish Government's short-term lets scheme explained and false claims debunked

All 31 Scottish Tory MSPs signed a letter calling for the licensing scheme to be delayed

All 31 Scottish Tory MSPs signed a letter calling for the licensing scheme to be delayed

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Third of MSPs calling for delay to short-term let licences have links to sector

See the list of MSPs with links to the housing and rental sector

See the list of MSPs with links to the housing and rental sector

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MSPs who called for short-term let scheme delay with links to industry - see the list

The poll was conducted by the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC), who have been campaigning for a delay to the October 1 deadline

The poll was conducted by the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers (ASSC), who have been campaigning for a delay to the October 1 deadline

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Almost two-thirds of short-term let landlords claim they are considering closing

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross seems blissfully unaware of legislation passed by Holyrood

Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross seems blissfully unaware of legislation passed by Holyrood

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'Embarrassing': Douglas Ross called out after glaring Scottish law error

The deadline for applying for a licence is fast approaching

The deadline for applying for a licence is fast approaching

Short-term lets

No short-term let applications have been rejected by Scottish Government

SNP MP Tommy Sheppard added that he believes some exemptions should be made

SNP MP Tommy Sheppard added that he believes some exemptions should be made

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SNP MP brands call to delay short term lets scheme a ‘political stunt’

Report has estimated big decline in Edinburgh short-term lets

Report has estimated big decline in Edinburgh short-term lets

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Scottish Tories to force vote on short-term lets licensing scheme in Holyrood