Question reference: S6W-05666
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 January 2022
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 27 January 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it will monitor the need to reconsider the inclusion of overprovision powers in the Short Term Lets Licensing Order.
Answer
We have committed to working with local authorities to review levels of short-term let activity in hotspot areas in summer 2023. This will assess how the actions we are taking are working and whether any further measures are required. This review will also seek to confirm that the wider sector is still healthy, and checking there are no unintended consequences.
In addition to the 2023 review, from 1 October 2022, licensing authorities must on a quarterly basis share the content of the public register of applications, in relation to short-term let licences only, with the Scottish Ministers in a format which enables analysis of the information. This will allow the Scottish Government to monitor trends at a national and local level.