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Property Expert comments on Edinburgh’s Airbnb regulations in 2025

The increasing number of holiday lets in Edinburgh is reducing the amount of housing stock available for sale or long-term rent to local people.

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Dan and Roy with the converted bus.

Iconic red bus transformed into quirky £50k two-bed apartment

The annual event is dubbed ‘the Oscars of the charity world’

Ad Feature Lisa Snowdon to host 8th Annual Smiley Charity Film Awards

Short-term lets could face £750 charge for parking permits

Carer Wendy with care home resident Eric.

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The Bridge House in Ballintuim has enchanting river views.

Watch: Fairytale-like castle Airbnb with magical river views

The flat used as a holiday let is on The Square, East Linton Picture: Google Maps

Plans to rent flat as an an Airbnb two months a year rejected

British singer Liam Gallagher of music band Oasis performs on a stage on July 3, 2009. Photo: NANNA KREUTZMANN-/SCANPIX/AFP via Getty Images

Airbnb scams Oasis fans have to watch for when booking

Noel and Liam Gallagher on the 'Che Tempo Che Fa' Italian TV Show in 2008 (Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

Oasis reunion 2025: 7 tips to get the best prices and deals on hotels

Tyler Richards with his partner Megan Mullen-Knight and his father Darren Richards.

Watch: Couple transform old water pumping station into luxury getaway

The Royal Mile during the Fringe. Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Festival-goers are actually not that good for business - Kevin Buckle

Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh based 16th Century Dovecot Cottage ranked most popular unique Airbnb i...

Picture: Ian Rutherford

Consultation asks how short-term let licensing scheme is working

Planners deem East Lothian Airbnb 'unlawful'

Alex Cole-Hamilton

MSP defends renting out cabin in his garden on Airbnb Ian Swanson

New planning permission and licensing rules has seen the number of short-term stays advertised on Airbnb drop by 44 per cent since 2019

Strict conditions on short-term lets driving landlords underground - Susan Dalge...

The council must consider applications from operators of short-term lets which existed before September 2022 on a case-by-case basis.
Picture: Ian Rutherford

Tory MSP calls for Airbnb licensing legislation to be suspended

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

Edinburgh's holiday let 'super-landlords' unmasked after investigation

Drop in Airbnb listings 'shows our policy is working' says council

New regulations on short-term lets came into force last year

Short-term let scheme could make Edinburgh 'laughing stock'

The time is now to make an MOT on your money

No criminal reports have been made in Edinburgh since a short-term let crackdown came into force

No criminal reports in Edinburgh short-term let crackdown

Greens accuse Labour of U-turn on short-term let controls

Airbnb is using artificial intelligence (AI) to stop Hogmanay revellers from booking accommodation for potentially disruptive or unauthorised New Year’s Eve parties.

Airbnb using AI to block potentially disruptive Hogmanay party bookings

The council wants the Scottish Parliament to pass emergency legislation after a judge ruled parts of Edinburgh's licensing policy were unlawful.

Call for emergency legislation on Airbnb-style lets

The council's attempt to regulate Airbnb-style lets was dealt another blow when Lord Braid described its implementation of a control area as “unfair and illogical". Picture: Scott Louden

Counci refusal to debate 'unlawful' ruling 'complacent'
Council says it needs time to consider implications before it briefs councillors
Donald Turvill

Parts of the City of Edinburgh Council’s short-term let licensing policy are “unfair” and “illogical”, a judge has ruled, in a decision which could affect attempts to regulate Airbnb-style properties.

Parts of short-term let policy ‘unfair and illogical’, judge rules

Fiona Duff

Council can use my calculator to work out tourist tax - Fiona Duff

Photo by Andrew Brough

Resident hits out at airbnb 'eating up entire blocks' in city centre

Shrek’s Swamp AirBnB: Rare opportunity for ogre enthusiasts to rent DreamWorks shack this Halloween

Shrek-themed swamp on Airbnb this Halloween - See Inside

Located in the hills of the Scottish Highlands, Shrek’s Swamp is a stumpy, secluded haven fit for a solitude-seeking ogre… and for the first time ever, a handful of his biggest fans.

Inside Shrek's Swamp which is hidden away in the Scottish Highlands

Short term lets owners in Edinburgh say they are facing a rise in abuse and threats

Airbnb owners 'abused and threatened' sparking warnings over licensing scheme

City Council leader Cammy Day at the City Chambers

City council STL planning regime in spotlight - John McLellan

RentMy.com founder Tom West says: 'We look forward to working with the Pa-rent community to continue the change for a better and shared future.' Picture: contributed.

Edinburgh item rental platform aimed at families bought up by English peer

Short-term let rules 'unlawful' Court has ruled

Edinburgh short-term let rules 'unlawful', court rules

Tories say the new figures on short-term let applications show Edinburgh hosts are giving up because of the licensing system. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Licensing system deterring Airbnb-style lets, claim Tories

The council has introduced new rules for owners of Airbnb-style accommodation

Rules for short-term let owners branded "perverse" and "unequal"

Ralph Averbuch says new regulations are decimating the sector in Edinburgh

Short-term let operators take council to court over 'de-facto ban'

An abandoned mortuary has sold for over double its asking price

Abandoned mortuary sells for double its asking price

UFO flying saucer

Airbnb’s quirkiest rentals you can stay in this summer

Bargain flat on Scottish coast listed for £20,000 and it’s right beside a beach

Bargain flat on Scottish coast listed for £20,000

The property is one of the UK’s narrowest houses

See inside one of the UK’s narrowest houses - available for £300,000

Creepy morgue to be sold at auction with buyers warned to take ‘great care’ inspecting derelict property

Creepy morgue to be sold at auction with price starting at £55,000

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

The Butterfly Cottage in County Durham (Photo: Airbnb)

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short-term lets face ‘de facto ban’

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Are short-term lets a Fringe benefit? - your views online

Key safes for short-term lets in tenement flat

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

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

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

Government rejects delay to Airbnb licensing scheme

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

MSP pleads for Airbnb licensing delay