@ASSCnews has written to the @scottishgreens with an invitation to work together on short-term let regulatory reform. We welcome scrutiny of the current system. We also believe that scrutiny must lead to practical solutions. Our members have invested time and money in licensing, yet established, licensed businesses face uncertainty through inconsistent planning decisions. Meanwhile, some unlicensed operators continue to trade, undermining those who have worked to comply. We have consistently called for licensing and planning to be separated, alongside a dedicated planning category for self-catering through a new Use Classes Order. We need fair arrangements for established businesses, clear rules and effective enforcement. We recognise the importance of addressing housing pressures and sustaining communities. We also recognise the contribution self-catering makes to those communities, supporting jobs, local businesses and Edinburgh’s Festivals. We have requested a meeting with the Scottish Greens to explore common ground and help resolve the impasse between the @Edinburgh_CC and the @scotgov. We are ready to turn that dialogue into workable reform. Read our open letter: assc.co.uk/news/assc-publish… #SelfCatering #ScottishTourism #RegulatoryReform #ASSC @st_alliance @scothospgroup @ScotTories @ScottishLabour @scotlibdems @Scot_Reform

Accurate data matters, particularly when it is being used to shape housing policy. We cannot accept an analysis that combines different categories of short-term letting, including home sharing, and presents them as secondary lets. Our latest analysis of the council’s register identifies 1,443 licensed secondary-let properties, representing approximately 0.5% of Edinburgh’s housing stock. We also question what happened to the repeatedly cited estimates of 12,000 to 14,000 short-term lets by The @Edinburgh_CC. If those figures were accurate and comparable, we should now be seeing evidence of more than 10,500 properties returning to residential use. Where is that evidence? We cannot treat a reduction in reported numbers as proof that permanent homes have been delivered. Read more / Listen to the radio / watch the TV segment: assc.co.uk/news/assc-respond… @ASSCnews