More Time To Apply For Short-Term Lets Licences
Legislation has been laid to extend the deadline for applying for a short-term let licence by six months to 1 October 2023.
The new deadline applies to anyone operating as a host before 1 October 2022. Anyone who started operating after that must have applied for and obtained a licence before accepting guests and bookings.
New hosts must now apply for and obtain, a licence before accepting bookings or receiving guests.
Anyone who is operating as a host before 1 October 2022 can operate as normal while their application is being determined.
In December 2022 the Scottish Government Housing Secretary issued a letter to the Housing and Planning Committee confirming the intentions to amend the deadline of the scheme in the new year.
The Scottish Government will undertake a review of levels of short-term let activity in early 2024.