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

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Scottish Government's short-term lets scheme explained and false claims debunked
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THE Scottish Government’s new licensing scheme has been under intense scrutiny this week.

HolyroodThis is, of course, false. The legislation was passed by the Scottish Parliament in January 2022 – and came into force two months later.Claims on social media have circulated claiming that the Scottish Government are rejecting the applications of short-term lets operators.statistics published on Thursday showed that across all 32 council areas, no applications have been turned awayWhat is true is that uptake is low.

It is important to clarify, however, that hosts can continue receiving guests while their application is being determined – another aspect which seems to be the source of some confusion online.No doubt, the legislation will have an impact on short-term let operators. A snap survey by the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers found 64% of operators are considering leaving the sector because of the scheme.Kenneth Haar, a researcher for Corporate

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