Still time to give your views on short-term lets

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Anyone interested in or concerned about short-term lets has until the 29th October to give their views to the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee, which is considering new laws in this area.

If approved, the new laws would see the introduction of a licensing scheme for short-term lets. The Scottish Government suggests that the new laws would:

  • make sure short-term lets are safe,

  • help with issues faced by neighbours from short-terms lets, and

  • help councils know and understand what is happening in their areas about the provision of short-term lets.

Ahead of the new laws being introduced later this year, the Committee wants to hear from people across Scotland about whether the proposed laws will achieve what they set out to do. 

Plans to regulate short-term lets in Scotland are expected to be considered in November and December.

The Committee would like to hear what you think about the suggested changes before it considers them and is doing a survey so you can give your views. You can access the survey by following the link below:

https://yourviews.parliament.scot/spice/licensing-of-short-term-lets/

Please could you send your responses to the survey by 29 October 2021.   

Responses which are sent after this may not be looked at by the Committee. 

More information 

The new regulations being brought in by the Scottish Government are due to be introduced to Parliament in November.

Originally introduced in December 2020, the Scottish Government undertook more discussion on the issue in response to concerns raised by stakeholders.

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