Report by:
Ann Davie, Depute Chief Executive
TN Number:
048-23
Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
Subject:
Amendment to The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short term Lets) Order 2022
Responsible Officer:
Lesley Hemphill, Landlord Registration Officer, Claire McCormack, Landlord Registration Officer
Publication:
This Technical Note will be published on the Council’s website following circulation to Members. Its contents may be disclosed or shared out with the Council.
Details:
- The purpose of this technical note is to inform Members of the amendment to the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 which came into force on 1 March 2022. From 1 October 2022, new hosts operating a short-term let in the local authority area must have a licence before taking any bookings or receiving guests.
- Existing hosts operating before 1 October 2022 can continue to accept bookings and receive guests while their application is being determined and were given until 1 April 2023 to apply for a licence. It is estimated that there are 80 existing operators within the local authority area.
- On 1 March 2023, the Scottish Parliament approved a one-off six-month extension to the deadline for existing hosts operating before 1 October 2022. Existing hosts must now have applied for a short-term let licence by 1 October 2023.
- The Council’s Short-Term Lets Policy and related appendices/documents approved by Committee on 25 August 2022 (PNCA/066/22/LR) will be updated to reflect this change
- Short-term Lets Applications to date
To date the Council has received six Short-term Let applications, all of which have been approved. The total income to date is £2860.00 - Of the six Short-Term Lets:
- four are situated in Milngavie, one in Milton of Campsie and one in Kirkintilloch.
- three are secondary lets and three are home sharing.