Short Term Lets Licensing

Edinburgh is designated as a ‘Short Term Let Control Area’, so further regulations apply.

Each Short Term Let (STL) must have applied for a licence by 30th September.

So far, just 286 applications have been made. 

STLs include those letting out their entire main dwelling (Home letting) and those letting out rooms in a property whilst still there (Home sharing). Secondary letting is letting of a dwelling where you don’t normally live. 

Home & secondary letting properties need to have planning permission. All these STL types require a licence, and it is the licence that must be applied for before 1^st October. If not, they are likely to be in breach of licensing regulations.

You can start applications here.