Highland Council to establish short term lets licensing scheme in 2022
Glasgow Live, Glasgow Airbnb owners to require licenses to rent out their properties in future, 20/01/22
Insider, Licencing scheme for Airbnb-style rents passed by Holyrood, 20.02.22
BBC, New rules passed for short-term lets in Scotland, 19/01/22
STV, Holyrood backs introduction of licencing scheme for short-term lets, 19/01/22
Herald, SNP’s Airbnb crackdown plans approved despite last-ditch attempt to water them down, 19/01/22
Scottish Government, Short-term lets legislation approved, 19/01/22
Daily Business, Short term lets licensing plan to go ahead, 19/01/22
Press and Journal, Licencing scheme for Airbnb-style rents passed by Holyrood, 19/01/22
Scottish Housing News, Local authorities to set up licensing schemes after short-term lets legislation approved, 19/01/22
National (Scotland), Holyrood votes to bring in licences for Airbnb-style lets in Scotland, 19/01/22
National (Wales), Holyrood to bring in licences for Airbnb-style lets in Scotland, 19/01/22
Strathspey and Badenoch Herald, Highland Council to set up short-term let licensing schemes, 20.1.22
Short Term Rentalz, MSPs approve short-term let licensing scheme in Scotland, 20.1.22
Letting Agent Today, Short let units should switch to mainstream rentals, says agent, 24/01/22
Strathspey Herald, Highlands MSP claims licensing scheme for short-term lets will damage tourism sector, 22/01/22
Scotsman, Set-back on rural short-term lets, 22/01/22
Edinburgh Reporter, Edinburgh in position to begin regulating short term lets, 22/01/22
Edinburgh Live, Edinburgh in “strong position” to start Airbnb crackdown, council leader says, 21/01/22
Ross-shire Journal, Highland Council to set up short-term let licensing schemes as controversial Scottish Government legislation set to be rolled out, 21/01/22
Record, Owners of AirBnB-style lets in Falkirk now required to ensure electrical safety, 21/01/22
Holyrood, Local authorities set to increase control over short-term lets, 21/01/22
National, Glasgow sees biggest rise in room rents in UK as prices balloon, 20/01/22
Northern Times, Highland Council to set up short-term let licensing schemes, 20/01/22
Property Industry Eye, Savills concerned about new ‘one size fits all’ short-term let licensing scheme, 25/01/22
STV, Edinburgh in ‘strong position to start Airbnb crackdown’, 24/01/22
Scotsman, Short-term lets in Scotland: How the Scottish government has sought to strike a balance between tourism and tackling the problems – Shona Robison MSP, 24/01/22
Northern Scot, New and controversal short term let licensing rules attacked by opposition MPs and industry bodies, 24/01/22
Letting Agent Today, Short let units should switch to mainstream rentals, says agent, 24/01/22
In Your Area, New housing regulations slammed as “ignorant to the needs of area” by landlords, 24/01/22
National, Here’s how much money short-term holiday lets are making in Scotland, 23/01/22
Ross-Shire Journal, Short-term let properties in Highland will need a licence under Scottish Government rules which are welcomed by MSP Emma Roddick as ‘a first step’, 29/01/22
Courier, New licensing laws ‘insulting’, say Perthshire holiday home owners, 28/01/22
ITV Border, Calls to tackle housing crisis and holiday lets in Keswick, 28/01/22
Record, Dumfries and Galloway holiday accommodation providers fear new legislation is “a sledgehammer to crack quite a small nut”, 28/01/22
Farming UK, Scotland’s new short term lets rules ‘a setback’ for rural firms, 02/02/22
Scottish Farmer, Rural businesses set to suffer under short-term licensing scheme, 02/02/22
Agriland, Scottish short-term lets legislation a ‘setback’ to rural businesses, 02/02/22
Scotland on Sunday, ‘Height of hypocrisy’ as Scottish ministers spend £40,000 on Airbnbs, 13/02/22
Times, Ministers refuse to explain their £40,000 Airbnb bill, 14/02/22
Herald, Scotland Airbnb row as SNP ministers spend £40,000 on accommodation, 13/02/22
WHFP, LEGISLATION HEADACHE: Councils face ‘damage limitation’ on new short term lets licences, 15/02/22