NTBCC submitted the following in response to the consultation at Short-Term Lets 2024 – City of Edinburgh Council – Citizen Space on 14 October 2024.
Introduction
1 Your details
First name: |
New Town & Broughton |
Surname: |
Community Council |
Email address: |
licensing (at) ntbcc.org.uk |
Yes, I consent to being contacted about this consultation: |
Yes |
2 Who are you responding as?
NTBCC Licensing
General
3 Please give us your comments on the guidance on applying for a short-term let or exemption.
The guidance should make it clear that Temporary Exemptions may be granted for a period not exceeding 6 weeks in any period of 12 months; likewise for Temporary Licences.
The concept of temporary ‘exemption’ is misleading however. The guidance suggests that a STL licence isn’t required whereas exemption(s) refer to lighter requirements around obtaining a STL licence while the mandatory conditions still apply.
The concept of ‘secondary’ letting is misleading too. Secondary suggests that the property in question might not be the first one operating in that mode, which perhaps explains why some applicants are found to apply for Home Letting &/or Home Sharing instead of Secondary Letting in some instances?
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