Short term lets - licensing scheme part 2: supplementary guidance for licensing authorities, letting agencies and platforms
Licensing guidance part 2 is intended for Scottish licensing authorities, letting agencies and platforms facilitating short-term lets in Scotland.
Annex A
Licence number specification
The licence number will comprise 8 characters, three of which are alphabet (capital letters) and 5 of which are digits (D):
A1A2-DDDDD-A3
The leading two characters (A1A2) will identify the licensing authority:
Aberdeen City AC
Aberdeenshire AS
Angus AN
Argyll and Bute AR
Clackmannanshire CL
Dumfries and Galloway DG
Dundee DD
East Ayrshire EA
East Dunbartonshire ED
East LothianEL
East Renfrewshire ER
Edinburgh EH
Falkirk FK
Fife FI
Glasgow GL
Highland HI
Inverclyde IN
Midlothian ML
Moray MO
Na h-Eileanan Siar ES
North Ayrshire NA
North Lanarkshire NL
Orkney OR
Perth and Kinross PK
Renfrewshire RN
Scottish Borders SB
Shetland SH
South Ayrshire SA
South Lanarkshire SL
Stirling ST
West Dunbartonshire WD
West Lothian WL
The 5 digits will be issued by each licensing authority.
The final character (A3 ) will denote the type of "licence":
E Temporary exemption
T Temporary licence
P Provisional licence number issued on receipt of a licence application
F First (full) licence
R Renewed licence
Example
A C -1 3 4 7 2 - E
This number relates to a temporary exemption (E) in Aberdeen City (AC). The type of short-term let (e.g. home sharing) will be displayed on the public register.
Contact
Email: shorttermlets@gov.scot
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