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Licensing28 June 2026·7 min read

Edinburgh 3-Year Licences: Where the Renewal Regime Now Stands and What Operators Should Prepare For

Home-let and home-sharing 3-year licences (grant-only from the scheme's original design) are now working through their first renewal cycle in Edinburgh. Secondary-let 3-year licences only became available following the Council's 2025 Regulatory Committee decisions, so those renewals do not begin until 2028. This piece sets out what operators should be preparing for now — and why the planning question is being asked at renewal in a way it wasn't at first grant.

#Edinburgh #Licensing #Renewals

Licensing15 May 2026·11 min read

Edinburgh Festival 2026: What You Need to Legally Let Your Property

A practical guide to the licensing and planning regime for festival-period short-term letting in Edinburgh. The four common scenarios - home letting, home sharing, secondary letting, and the August arbitrage of student flats - and what each one actually requires.

#Edinburgh #Licensing #Festivals #Planning #Control Areas

LicensingOctober 2025·6 min read

Edinburgh: 3-Year Renewal Options Now Available

Edinburgh Council has extended secondary let STL licence renewals from 1 year to 3 years - and existing applicants can now upgrade.

#Edinburgh #Licensing

LicensingNovember 2024·10 min read

Does Glasgow's STL Licensing System Have a Broken Clock?

Glasgow is failing to determine licence applications within statutory deadlines - trapping operators in licensing limbo.

#Glasgow #Licensing #Enforcement

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