Short-Term Lets

The Highland Council has agreed to submit proposals for two Short Term Let Control Areas (STLCAs) to Scottish Ministers following extensive public consultation and consideration by local area committees.  A special meeting of the Economy and Infrastructure Committee this week saw members approv

Argyll and Bute Council's proposed Short-Term Let Control Areas (STLCA) face a credible legal challenge if they are used to force established tourism businesses to close, a tourism body has warned.

The Highland Council's Economy and Infrastructure Committee will host a special meeting on Monday (28 September) to consider whether to progress proposals for new Short Term Let Control Areas across parts of the region.

The Highland Council's Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh Committee has voted to take forward a short-term let control area. Described as a "crucial step to address rural housing pressures", the area’s inclusion in a new Highland Rural Short Term Let Control Area (STLCA) was the subje

Moray Council has agreed that Short-Term Let Control Areas should not be brought in across the region at this time, after a thorough review of local evidence.

A public consultation opens today on proposals to introduce Short Term Let Control Areas (STLCA) in Highland with the aim of striking a better balance between tourism growth and local housing need.

As of the end of last year, the local authority with the highest rate of short-term lets in their area was Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council).

Just 43 applications (13%) for new short-term lets (STLS) have been rejected by the Highland Council since the second Scottish control area was agreed four years ago.

The Highland Council’s Economy and Infrastructure Committee has given support to progress to public consultation on two proposed Short-Term Let Control Areas (STLCAs), reflecting the differing pressures on housing in Inverness City and across rural Highland communities. The decision to do so i

An Aberdeen sheriff has refused an appeal by a property owner against a decision not to award him a short-term let licence after it concluded following a single objection to the application from a neighbour that there was the potential for public nuisance if the licence was granted.

Inverness councillors have agreed to progress with the process of considering the introduction of two distinct Short-Term Let Control Areas (STLCAs) for Inverness city and wider rural areas.

Members of the Highland Council's Sutherland County Committee have agreed to progress the process for considering the introduction of a Short-Term Let Control Area covering all or part of Sutherland. At this week's meeting, it was also agreed that progressing the consideration would enable communiti

Highland Council is moving forward with steps to consider the introduction of Short Term Let (STL) Control Areas in both Sutherland and Skye and Raasay, following evidence that housing markets in these regions are under increasing pressure.

A Highland Council report has confirmed that the Dingwall and Seaforth Ward area does not currently face the level of housing pressure from short-term lets (STLs) required to justify progressing the creation of a Short Term Let Control Area. Members of the Dingwall and Seaforth Area Committee confir

The Highland Council has reached different conclusions on short-term let (STL) control areas in two regions following detailed housing reviews.