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[SaveSelfCatering @SaveSCScotland]

@Lastholidayhome They do not pay it. It's just absorbed by operators as a cost of doing business and makes VAT JUMP from 20 to 26%. A tourist tax in name only. In reality it's just more tax on small business already fighting for survival with bureaucracy. #SaveSC

[Edinburgh City Break Apartment @edin_city_break]

So either:
1. @Edinburgh_CC made up the 12-14k to gain traction for their vendetta, or
2. It was correct and there are now 10k+ homes available( so why is there still a housing crisis?) OR
3. There are thousands of STLs not engaging with the system at all.
So why are @CllrChasBooth et al relentlessly chasing 1443 properties who have tried to engage in the licensing system in good faith? This is such a blatant vendetta for optics: they don’t care about the unregulated black market at all.

[SaveSelfCatering @SaveSCScotland]

@bbcandrewpicken @deadlinenews @vickimillerVS @adamtomforrest @CBI_Scotland @SCOTOnetwork @stephenjardine @briandonnellyHT @stvnews @stvsharon @montaukian @mediawummin @RhodaFMorrison @donaldturvill @forth1news @theSpurtle @TheScotsman @edinburghpaper @bbcscotlandnews #SaveSC

[Edinburgh City Break Apartment @edin_city_break]

So either:
1. @Edinburgh_CC made up the 12-14k to gain traction for their vendetta, or
2. It was correct and there are now 12k + homes available( so why is there still a housing crisis?) OR
3. There are thousands of STLs not engaging with the system at all.
So why are @CllrChasBooth et al relentlessly chasing 1443 properties who have tried to engage in the licensing system in good faith? This is such a blatant vendetta for optics: they don’t care about the unregulated black market at all.

[SaveSelfCatering @SaveSCScotland]

@scotgov @PaulMcLennan7 @mediawummin @ianswansonen @BrianDonnellyHT @EdinburghLibDem @EdinburghLabour @EdinburghTories @scotlibdems @BrianDonnellyHT @EdinInquirer @ianswansonen @FSB_GarryC @scottishlabour @ScotTories @theSNP @murdo_fraser @djohnsonmsp @willie_rennie

[Edinburgh City Break Apartment @edin_city_break]

So either:
1. @Edinburgh_CC made up the 12-14k to gain traction for their vendetta, or
2. It was correct and there are now 12k + homes available( so why is there still a housing crisis?) OR
3. There are thousands of STLs not engaging with the system at all.
So why are @CllrChasBooth et al relentlessly chasing 1443 properties who have tried to engage in the licensing system in good faith? This is such a blatant vendetta for optics: they don’t care about the unregulated black market at all.

[Robin McKelvie @robinmckelvie]

Queuing in a stairwell to even access arrivals. A new low for the ever awful on arrivals @EDI_Airport. You say you’re investing but arrivals getting steadily worse & a national embarrassment. You’re a continued shame on Scotland. @TravWriters

[Ne Obliviscaris @rock_shamrock]

Greens’ 12,000 short-term let fantasy leaves £9.6m levy black hole — licensed operators left holding the blame! @EdinburghGreens @scottishgreens @EdinburghLabour @Edinburgh_CC @heraldscotland @EdinburghTories @ASSCnews @FionaCampbell74 @SaveSCScotland @BBCScotlandNews @scotgov

[Ne Obliviscaris @rock_shamrock]

@EdinburghGreens & @scottishgreens - using their buzzword 'loophole' to try to shut down licenced businesses operating before the control zone but ignoring unlicenced STLs with no planning & avoiding the vistor levy! Wee Chas & his vendetta! We see him & soon everyone else will!

[SaveSelfCatering @SaveSCScotland]

@edin_city_break @CllrChasBooth Posting as a reminder of inflated nonsense that's been claimed in the past so we remember to take with a great deal of scepticism anything that is claimed in the present. Sort out the black market you created. 1,434 full time licenses in @edinburgh_cc is not the issue. #SaveSC

[ralphaverbuch @ralphaverbuch]

@PLACEEdinburgh Have to agree. Locally owned & run self catering is being axed at pace by @Edinburgh_CC while big biz moves in, extracts & no new affordable homes get built. Instead more foreign controlled PBSA & aparthotels exempt from rules. Worst of all outcomes. #SaveSC

[The B&B Association @BandBassoc]

Please listen to the industry @hmtreasury - we have been clobbered enough. @JohnHealey_MP says his budget priority will be growth, by freeing businesses from unnecessary burdens. These industry asks would do that:

[ralphaverbuch @ralphaverbuch]

@Airbnb @ASSCnews Don't expect ANY guest cleans e.g. mop & vacuum. They leave the place as they find it. Cleaners will vacuum, mop, empty the dishwasher, organise dirty linen gets washed & new linens & towels put on beds & in bathrooms for new guests. It's that simple. It's called self catering.

[Ne Obliviscaris @rock_shamrock]

@scottishgreens @EdinburghGreens @Ross_Greer @Gillian_Mackay1 @TheGreenParty @lornaslater @CllrChasBooth @edinburghpaper @EdinburghLive @TheStudentPaper @EdinReporter @heraldscotland

[Fiona Campbell @FionaCampbell74]

@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: https://t.co/aN1XCPHxi9

#SelfCatering #ScottishTourism #RegulatoryReform #ASSC

@st_alliance @scothospgroup @ScotTories @ScottishLabour @scotlibdems @Scot_Reform

[Fiona Campbell @FionaCampbell74]

The @ASSCnews wholeheartedly backs the @heraldscotland’s 'Reset the Rates' campaign.

Self-caterers across Scotland opened their rates bills this year to increases they never saw coming, with many seeing their valuations more than double when nothing about their business had changed. These are small family businesses, often one or two properties run by people who live in the community, and they cannot just pass rises like that onto guests. A national assessor would end the lottery of where in Scotland you happen to operate, and protection against sudden, unaffordable jumps would let people plan ahead instead of wondering whether they can carry on. Visitors don’t just stay in a self-catering property; they help fill the local pub and provide footfall for local shops and restaurants. All of that depends on the people hosting them staying in business.

Thanks to @ScottWWright for highlighting this critical issue.
https://t.co/Rf2uk4cbdo

@MCrothall @SMontgomerySHG @st_alliance @scothospgroup @FSB_Scotland @ukhscotland

[ASSC News @ASSCnews]

📣 Fiona Campbell Calls for Clarity on Self-Catering Regulation

ASSC Chief Executive Fiona Campbell appeared on Reporting Scotland on BBC News at 7pm last night to discuss the ongoing challenges facing self-catering businesses in Edinburgh, including the relationship between short-term let licensing and planning permission.

Speaking about the current system, Fiona said:

💬 “We're not afraid of regulation at all in any way, shape, or form. However, it has to work and it has to be fit for purpose.”

She highlighted the need for “clarity, consistency, and certainty” for professional operators, explaining that licensing and planning serve two distinct purposes and should operate separately.

Fiona also called for a more constructive approach to resolving the issues facing the sector, with a system that supports responsible businesses while addressing the concerns of local residents.

🎥 Watch the interview before it expires at 7pm tonight. Fiona’s interview begins at approximately 12 minutes into the recording: https://t.co/bcJl7JbPhU

#ScottishTourism #SelfCatering @FionaCampbell74 @SaveSCScotland @st_alliance @BBCScotlandNews

[ralphaverbuch @ralphaverbuch]

This really is some serious overstepping of boundaries by @Airbnb ... Stick to selling the dates, take your pound of flesh & leave businesses to operate as they think appropriate to circumstances.

[ralphaverbuch @ralphaverbuch]

@airbnb your new house rules are totally inappropriate in a UK context. It's not unreasonable to expect guests to wash their dishes or strip bedlinen as part of a visit provided it's made clear in the house rules what's expected before they book. @ASSCnews

[Edinburgh City Break Apartment @edin_city_break]

So using data from @Edinburgh_CC , there has been a return to residential use of 10,500 properties that were STLs. Job done, no? Maybe focus on social housing now? Unless this really is a #blanketban and you’re going after the last 1400 until we are all gone: where will visitors stay then?

[Fiona Campbell @FionaCampbell74]

Who'd have thought - agreeing with Living Rent 🤣.

Listen back from 2:21 to 2:30 in the programme: https://t.co/3WMDyfznRU

[James Melville 🚜 @JamesMelville]

Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Over the past decade, Scotland has been losing around one pub every week. Scotland has lost nearly 600 pubs in the past decade.

In 2016, Scotland had 4,803 pubs. That figure had fallen to 4,206 in 2026. The hit has been far bigger in rural communities.