International Women’s Day 2024: Fiona Campbell and Sally Henry

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: For International Women’s Day 2024, we speak to Fiona Campbell, chief executive of the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers [ASSC], and Sally Henry, vice president of business development EMEA at Key Data, about the launch of their Women Celebrating Women initiative
ASSC appoints Winskill as new chair

Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: The Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers [ASSC] has appointed Clare Winskill as its new chair.
Key Data becomes exclusive data partner for the ASSC

Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: Short-term rental data provider Key Data has become the exclusive data partner of the Scottish association for short-term let property managers.
Bid to delay short-term let licensing scheme in Scotland denied

Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland: A motion to halt an upcoming licensing scheme for short-term lets in Scotland has been denied after a vote failed to pass in the Scottish Parliament.
Inaugural Scale UK event launches this September

Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: The team behind the successful SCALE Rentals events in the global short-term rental industry have announced that the inaugural Scale UK event is taking place on 26-27 September 2023 at the America Square Conference Centre in London.
Conservatives to force licensing scheme vote in Scotland

Reading Time: 3 minutesScotland: The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party wants to hold a debate and force a vote on a national short-term let licensing scheme ahead of a deadline on 1 October.
STRz Summit 2023 session focus: Smarter regulation for everyone

Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: In our second session focus feature ahead of the inaugural STRz Summit in London on Wednesday 18 October, we explore the regulatory landscape in the short-term rental industry, including the existential threats to the sector, discuss how to establish more proportionate regulations to ensure fair competition, and assess what comes next.
Edinburgh Council licensing scheme deemed to be unlawful

Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland: A licensing scheme for short-term let hosts and property managers proposed by the City of Edinburgh Council has been deemed unlawful in a landmark ruling at the Court of Session in Scotland.
Short-term let licensing order comes into effect in Scotland

Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland: A new licensing scheme for short-term let hosts has come into effect in Scotland after multiple rounds of public consultation on how best to regulate the sector.
Edinburgh short-term lets control zone plans approved

Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: The Scottish Government has approved proposals to introduce a first-of-its-kind short-term lets control zone in Edinburgh.