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Ukrainian and Czech circus artists performed at the McEwan Hall during last year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Picture: Lisa Ferguson)

Government and Edinburgh Council must resolve baffling festival flats row Brian Ferguson

The Butterfly Cottage in County Durham (Photo: Airbnb)

Airbnb unveil most wishlisted homes in UK for 2023 for less than £100 Patrick Hollis

Performers are considering not attending the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe over astronomical accommodation costs.

Comedian hits out at Fringe accommodation prices after £30k quote Anna Bryan

The holiday flats will be created in a former language school in Albyn Place at the west end of Queen Street. Picture: Google Streetview.

Plans for Airbnb-style holiday flats given go-ahead Donald Turvill

Airbnb offers Lord of the Rings fans the chance to stay in Hobbiton Daniel Mcneil

Short-term let landlords already need planning permission and a licence to operate. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Short-term lets face ‘de facto ban’ Donald Turvill

Opinion Are short-term lets a Fringe benefit? - your views online By The Newsroom

Key safes for short-term lets in tenement flat

Short-term lets in tenements won't get licence unless 'good reason' Jolene Campbell

Fringe venue operator Gilded Balloon has suggested that Edinburgh creates the equivalent of an 'Olympic Village' for artists and performers.

'Olympic Village' idea to ease Fringe accommodation crisis is worth exploring Brian Ferguson

Scottish Conservative MSP for Lothian Miles Briggs had called for restrictions on Edinburgh Airbnbs to be delayed

Government rejects delay to Airbnb licensing scheme Ian Swanson

New licensing requirements for short-term lets are due to come into effect from October 1.

MSP pleads for Airbnb licensing delay Ian Swanson

Keylocks are a familiar sight across Edinburgh, which critics say has been blighted by Airbnb short-term lets

Readers' letters: Make second home harder to buy By The Newsroom

Concerns were raised over the high turnover of guests at the flats in Warrender Park Terrace, Marchmont, and visitors using the communal garden. PIC: Creative Commons.

Airbnb landlord ordered to stop renting two luxury flats in Edinburgh Alison Campsie

Keylocks are a familiar site across Edinburgh, which critics say has been blighted by Airbnb short-term lets

Edinburgh City Council welcomes Airbnb ban Gary Flockhart

A section of Craiglockhart Park has been cordoned off, after a sewage pipe was cut during fibre optic installation works.

Local man's bathroom 'flooded with excrement' after CityFibre cut sewage pipe Anna Bryan

Edinburgh is the least affordable place to buy a house in Scotland

Opinion House prices soaring in Edinburgh - your views online By The Newsroom

Key safes for short term lets in Edinburgh

Edinburgh Airbnb owner told to ‘cancel bookings’ after noise complaints Donald Turvill, Local Democracy Reporter

The new licensing scheme for short-term lets is due to come int effect in October.

Have your say on Airbnb-style lets Ian Swanson

There are two holiday lets for every 13 homes in central Edinburgh (Picture: Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Edinburgh cannot be 'a city that’s not for its residents' – Chas Booth Chas Booth

The number of short-term lets has increased dramatically in recent years (Picture: John MacDougall/AFP via Getty Images)

Why regulating Airbnb-style short-term lets is a good idea – Susan Dalgety Susan Dalgety

Airbnb-style key locks have become a blight in cities across Scotland.

Scottish rents ‘plateau’ fears over short term lets regulations Tom Eden

Short-term lets have had a big impact on the city centre.

Capital asks for whole city to be Airbnb control zone Ian Swanson

Short-term lets: Edinburgh councillors to vote on proposal for short-term let control zone.

Edinburgh-wide powers proposed to control short-term lets Neil Pooran

A short-term let operating in a flat in Edinburgh's Elsie Inglis Way, bought through an affordable housing scheme, was told to stop operating by the council in 2020. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Short-term lets licensing law U-turn 'will leave unable to address poverty' Jonathon Reilly

About one-third of all the Airbnb lets in Scotland are in Edinburgh Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Wanted: views on licensing Airbnbs Ian Swanson

The two lock boxes on the wall surrounding the play area in Dean Village

Edinburgh's Airbnb hosts reach a 'new low' in key lock box location James Trimble

The whole of Edinburgh could become a short-term let control area

Public get their say over crackdown on Airbnb-style lets Ian Swanson

News Scottish Ministers side with absentee landlady in North Berwick Airbnb row Marie Sharp

Alexander McCall Smith has been writing his 44 Scotland Street stories for The Scotsman since 2004. Picture: Colin Hattersley

Alexander McCall Smith on the global appeal of 44 Scotland Street Brian Ferguson

Airbnb key safes have become a familiar sight in Edinburgh

Ban slapped on eight Airbnb flats on one Edinburgh New Town street David Meikle

Royal Mile traders are facing an uncertain future

Edinburgh’s Royal Mile retailers have made an urgent plea to the Scottish govern... By The Newsroom

Airbnb will donate £5 from each stay that takes place in Edinburgh during the month of August.

Is Airbnb donating £5 from every Edinburgh rental enough? Caitlyn Dewar

Fans of long-running soap Coronation Street can now stay overnight on the famous cobbles (Photo: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Coronation Street fans can stay overnight on the iconic cobbles - how to book Helen Johnson

The cost of a trip away to the same holiday cottage on the same dates can vary by hundreds of pounds depending on who the stay is booked with, according to Which? (Photo: Shutterstock)

Holiday cottage prices can vary by hundreds of pounds depending on which booking... Helen Johnson

Leopold Place properties often change hands for more than £500,000

Derbyshire woman banned from operating Airbnb flat in Edinburgh Stephen Wilkie

Tourists on the Esplanade at Edinburgh Castle

Call to drop tourist tax and change Airbnb plans Ian Swanson

A new law intended to tackle the growth of short-term let properties has been pushed back in Holyrood’s schedule until after the Scottish election in May

Law to clamp down on Scottish short-term let properties delayed Neil Pooran

Traditional bed & breakfasts face regulation under the new system intended to control Airbnbs

Traditional B&Bs caught by Airbnb crackdown Ian Swanson

Domestic and international leisure travel is banned under current restrictions (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are your rights to a refund if your summer holiday is cancelled due to Cov... Claire Schofield

Key safes can be a sign of Airbnb properties (Picture: Michael Gillen)

SNP government looks like its dealing with short-term let problem –Helen Martin Helen Martin

Nicola Sturgeon says ‘essential safety work’ was carried out and the house is ‘n... By The Newsroom

The Association of Scottish Self-Caterers has said it is 'grossly unfair' to exclude the sector from grants

'Grossly unfair' to leave self-caterers out of Covid-19 funding Conor Matchett

Airbnbn is advertising 300+ places available to stay in Edinburgh

Airbnb carry on advertising despite travel ban Ian Swanson