Holiday lets account for a significant proportion of housing 12 WWF Scotland, Supporting Households with Cost of Living Pressures and Rising Energy Bills, March 2025. 13 Scottish Government, Scottish House Condition Survey: 2023 Key Findings – Energy Efficiency, Jan. 2025 14 Climate Change Committee, Scotland’s Carbon Budgets, May 2025 15 Existing Homes Alliance, Response to Consultation on Draft Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) (Scotland) Regulations, Aug 2025. 4 stock in rural areas, which already experience the highest rates of fuel poverty.