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Edinburgh City Council to stop three-month STL suspensions
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: A legal opinion by James Findlay KC has forced City of Edinburgh Council to reverse its policy on issuing three-month suspension notices to short-term let [STL] operators who had applied for a licence and were unable to demonstrate that they had applied for planning permission.
Sonder inks licensing agreement with Marriott
Reading Time: 2 minutesWorldwide: Short-term rental apartment management company Sonder has entered into a long-term licensing agreement with Marriott, in addition to securing $146 million in liquidity.
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.
ASSC urges Holyrood committee to reject “damaging” regulations
Reading Time: 2 minutesScotland: Self-caterers in Scotland, led by The Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers [ ASSC ], have urged a Holyrood committee to reject “damaging” regulations that could “cripple the sector and jeopardise the recovery of Scottish tourism”. The self-catering trade association has called on the Scottish Parliament’s Local Government Committee not to back the Scottish Government’s proposals, which […]
Columbus adds criminal background check to host licensing scheme
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: The city of Columbus, Ohio is adding a criminal background check to its licensing scheme for possible hosts. While the city had previously required background checks, they allowed various platforms to conduct them in house. However, city officials said that these results would “vary considerably”. Now, after a Monday City Council meeting, hosts will […]