Short Term Lets Licensing Statistics Scotland to 30 June 2023
This statistical publication presents information on the number of valid short term lets licence applications received, granted and pending determination as at 30 June 2023, by type of let, type of property and other accommodation details, based on data collected from local authorities across the first three reporting quarters from 1 October 2022.
Table 1 below provides a high level summary overview of the number of valid applications received, granted and in operation as at 30 June 2023.
This shows that since the licensing scheme opening to receive applications on 1 October 2022 there have been a total of 4,761 applications received and validated by local authorities up to 30 June 2023, with 1,177 received during the quarter October to December 2022, 1,500 received during January to March 2023, and 2,084 received during April to June 2023.
An application is validated once local authorities confirm that all the required information and documentation has been provided, and the host has made an application fee payment.
Of the 4,761 applications received and validated, 2,452 (52%) licences had been granted as at 30 June 2023. Of the 2,452 licences granted, 992 had been received during October to December 2022, 980 during January to March 2023, and 480 during April to June 2023.
A total of 2,273 (48%) of applications received and validated were pending determination as at 30 June 2023, of which 177 had been received during October to December, 501 during January to March 2023, and 1,595 during April to June 2023.
A further 32 (0.7%) of applications received had been withdrawn as at 30 June 2023 and 4 licences had lapsed. None had been refused, revoked or suspended.
Table 1: Summary of total applications validated, granted and in operation, as at end June 2023
| Received and validated during Oct to Dec 2022 | Received and validated during Jan to Mar 2023 | Received and validated during Apr to Jun 2023 | Total received and validated as at end Jun 2023 | Licences in Operation as at end Jun 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Valid applications |
1,177 |
1,500 |
2,084 |
4,761 |
3,903 |
|
Licences granted, as at end Jun 2023 |
992 |
980 |
480 |
2,452 |
2,452 |
|
Applications pending determination, as at end Jun 2023 |
177 |
501 |
1,595 |
2,273 |
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|
Applications withdrawn by applicant, as at end Jun 2023 |
8 |
16 |
8 |
32 |
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|
Applications lapsed, as at end Jun 2023 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
4 |
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|
Applications refused / revoked / suspended, as at end Jun 2023 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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|
Provisional licences in operation, as at end Jun 2023 |
141 |
338 |
972 |
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1,451 |
here were a total of 3,903 licences in operation as at 30 June 2023, consisting of 2,452 applications granted along with 1,451 provisional licences in operation issued to existing hosts/operators, pending a final decision.
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