Scottish MSPs Consider Plans for Licensing Scheme for Airbnb-Style Short-Term Lets

Scottish MSPs Consider Plans for Licensing Scheme for Airbnb-Style Short-Term Lets
Princes Street, Edinburgh, on Dec. 26, 2020. Jane Barlow/PA
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Plans for owners of Airbnb and short-term let properties in Scotland to require a licence will be examined by a Holyrood committee.

The proposed licensing scheme would impose regulations in a bid to tackle the growth of Airbnb-style rentals in popular tourist areas such as Edinburgh.