Short Term Lets Licensing Scheme Part 2 - Supplementary Guidance for Licensing Authorities, Letting Agencies and Booking Platforms
Licensing guidance part 2 is intended for Scottish licensing authorities, letting agencies and platforms facilitating short-term lets in Scotland.
Footnotes
1 The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 (legislation.gov.uk)
2 The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) (Amendment) Order 2023 (legislation.gov.uk)
3 The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Amendment Order 2024 (legislation.gov.uk)
4 Short term lets - licensing scheme part 1: guidance for hosts and operators (gov.scot)
5 Planning circular 1/2023: short-term lets and planning - gov.scot
6 Government’s digital accessibility requirements
7 Paragraph 4(3) of the Licensing Order
8 Schedule 1 of the Licensing Order.
9 The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 (legislation.gov.uk)
10 Information about the 2023 Judicial Review against Edinburgh Council
11 Paragraph 8, schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
12 Paragraph 15(2)(a), Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
13 Paragraph 15(3), schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
14 Paragraph 15(4), Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
15 the case of R v. Westminster City Council (2017)
16 The 1982 Act allows for applications to include “such other information as the authority may reasonably require” (paragraph 1(2)(e), Schedule 1) and allows the licensing authority to “make such reasonable enquiries as they think fit” (paragraph 4(1), Schedule 1).
17 See paragraph 2(3), Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
18 Paragraph 2(4), Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act
20 The Repairing Standard Statutory Guidance for Private Landlords
21 Paragraph 5 (1A)(b) of the 1982 Act gives licensing authorities the power to determine conditions to which licences are to be subject (“standard conditions”) which we are calling “additional conditions” in this guidance because they are additional to the mandatory conditions.
22 Information about the Judicial Review against Edinburgh Council
23 Specifically, paragraphs 11 and 12 Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
24 Paragraph 10A, Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
25 See the Policy Note for more information The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 - Policy Note (legislation.gov.uk).
26 Paragraph 10, Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
27 Paragraph 11, Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act.
28 As set out at section 225 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995.
29 Energy Performance Certificates: introduction - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
30 Impact assessments contained within: Short-term lets – licensing scheme and planning control areas: consultation analysis - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
31 Paragraph 14A, Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act
33 Paragraph 14, Schedule 1 of the 1982 Act
34 Data Specification agreed between Scottish Government and Licensing Authorities
35 Paragraph 12 of schedule 3 of the Licensing Order.
36 Paragraph 14 of schedule 3 of the Licensing Order.
37 Mandatory / Optional
Contact
Email: shorttermlets@gov.scot