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The Solutio utions? ns?
1) Short term solutions - I live next to a short-term let. What can I do? 2) Long term solutions – The Licensing scheme 2021. What should this look like? 3) While we wait…
The Solutio utions? ns?
1) Short term solutions - I live next to a short-term let. What can I do? 2) Long term solutions – The Licensing scheme 2021. What should this look like? 3) While we wait…
1) Reportin
- rting unlawful
awful short rt-term term lets
Breach of City of Edinburgh Planning Regulations
- Free
- Really, really, really slow (months to years!)
- Only considers “planning matters”
- Well tested against legal challenges, every
enforcement notice issued by CEC has been upheld against appeals.
1) Reportin
- rting unlawful
awful short rt-term term lets
Breach of City of Edinburgh Planning Regulations
1) Reportin
- rting unlawful
awful short rt-term term lets
Breach of City of Edinburgh Planning Regulations
Pages 6 and 7.
1) Reportin
- rting unlawful
awful short rt-term term lets
Breach of City of Edinburgh Planning Regulations
1) Reportin
- rting unlawful
awful short rt-term term lets
Breach of City of Edinburgh Planning Regulations
1) Reportin
- rting unlawful
awful short rt-term term lets
Breach of “burdens” or conditions in title deeds
- Civil action
- More protective
- Costs money for legal action – legal expenses insurance,
crowd funding?
- Cost and the speed depends on whether the owner of
the offending short-term let is willing to take the matter to court.
- Not tested in Scotland… yet!
1) Reportin
- rting unlawful
awful short rt-term term lets
Breach of “burdens” or conditions in title deeds
Breach of “burdens” or conditions in title deeds
“Use as a trade” clause enforced routinely in England for short-term lets. “Nuisance” clause enforced in England for short-term lets. “Multiple
- ccupancy” clause
tested and upheld in Scotland to prevent HMOs “Private residence” clause enforced routinely in England for short-term lets.
The Solutio utions? ns?
1) Short term solutions - I live next to a short-term let. What can I do? 2) Long term solutions – The Licensing scheme 2021. What should this look like? 3) While we wait…
2) Licen ensin sing g Scheme me 2021
2) Licen ensin sing g Scheme me 2021
2) Licen ensin sing g Scheme me 2021
The Solutio utions? ns?
1) Short term solutions - I live next to a short-term let. What can I do? 2) Long term solutions – The Licensing scheme 2021. What should this look like? 3) While we wait…
3) While we wait…
3) While we wait…
1) #MaketheShift 2) Protect the Housing Stock 3) Take action on all planning breaches 4) Speed up enforcement action
1) Give short-term lets a maximum 3 months investigation time like every other breach of planning control. 2) Make decisions based on “fact and degree” not neighbour evidence
5) Seek prosecutions, penalty notices and expenses 6) Clear guidance to industry 7) Shorten grace periods
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