What assessment it has made of any impact on future Edinburgh festivals of any reduction in short-term let accommodation.

The Edinburgh festivals are an essential part of Scotland’s yearly calendar and we are confident that the powers granted to the City of Edinburgh Council, and all of the local authorities, to deliver short term let schemes are appropriate to reflect local circumstances, whilst guaranteeing a level of good quality standards that will bring assurance to guests and visitors staying in Scotland. As the policy is set and delivered by the council, no central assessment has been made on impact to the festivals. To date, no short term let licence applications have been refused in Edinburgh. Those hosts that have been operating since before October 2022 are eligible for transitional arrangements and, as long as they make a licence application before the deadline of 1 October 2023, can continue to accept bookings and receive guests after October 2023 until their application is determined.
Local authorities have powers to set their own licensing fees on a cost recovery basis. The Scottish Government does not hold information on how much has been raised from short-term let application fees in each local authority area.
The following table provides a breakdown of the licence application fee structures set by each local authority area.
Local Authority

Guest Capacity
Home Sharing Fees
Secondary letting Fees
Aberdeenshire
1 to 2
£340
£450
3 to 4
£450
£600
5 to 9
£570
£760
10 to 15
£680
£850
16 or more
£850
£940
Aberdeen City
1 to 2
£420
£420
3 to 4
£630
£630
5 to 6
£840
£840
7 to 8
£1120
£1120
9 to 12
£1490
£1490
13 or more
£2980
£2980
Angus
1 to 5
£349
£349
6 to 20
£460
£460
20 or more
£588
£588
Argyll & Bute
1 to 4
£239.55
£334.95
5 to 8
£334.95
£479.10
9 to 12
£526.80
£718.70
13 to 20
£671
£958.25
21 or more
£862.85
£1197.80
Clackmannanshire
1 to 4
£275
£450
5 or more
£350
£550
Dumfries & Galloway
1 to 6
£275.28
£302.81
7 to 12
£306.05
£336.75
13 or more
£350.84
£385.85
Dundee
1 to 2
£310
£310
3 to 4
£620
£620
5 to 6
£930
£930
7 to 8
£1240
£1240
9 to 12
£1860
£1860
13 or more
£3100
£3100
East Ayrshire
1 to 4
£125
£250
5 or more
£250
£400
East Dunbartonshire
Up to 10
£540
Every Additional 5 Persons
£50
Edinburgh
1 to 3
New (1 year)
£120 per occupant
£653
4 to 5
Renew (3 year)
£360 per occupant
£1,089
6 to 10
£2,481
11 to 15
£3,872
16 to 20
£5,264
21 and over
£5,869
Fife
1 to 2
£264
£264
3 to 4
£292
£292
5 to 6
£320
£320
7 to 8
£348
£348
9 to 10
£377
£377
11 to 12
£405
£405
13 to 14
£433
£433
15 to 16
£461
£461
17 to 18
£490
£490
19 to 20
£518
£518
Glasgow
1 to 4
£138
£275
5 or more
£303
£440
Inverclyde
1 to 4
£225
£400
5 or more
£300
£500
Moray
N/A
£495
Na h-Eileanan Siar
1 to 2
£133
£306
3 to 4
£153
£357
5 to 6
£204
£383
7 or more
£306
£408
North Ayrshire
1 to 4
£125
£200
North Lanarkshire
1 to 4
£300
£300
5 or more
£450
£450
Orkney
1 to 4
£240
£310
5 to 9
£300
£380
10 or more
£400
£510
Perth and Kinross
1 to 2
£175
£350
3 to 6
£265
£530
7 to 10
£450
£900
11 or more
£800
£1600
Renfrewshire
1 room
£262
£840
2 rooms
£368
£945
3 rooms
£368
£1,050
4 or more
£368
£1,155
Scottish Borders
1 to 3
£275
£300
4 to 6
£305
£335
7 or more
£350
£385
Shetland
1 to 3
£157
£189
3 or more
£173
£208
South Ayrshire
1 to 4
£125
£250
5 or more
£250
£400
South Lanarkshire
1 to 2
£250
£300
3 to 6
£375
£450
7 to 10
£450
£550
11 or more
£625
£750
Stirling
1 to 4
£100
£250
5 or more
£250
£400
West Dunbartonshire
N/A
£766
£766
West Lothian
1 Bedroom
£325
£450
2 to 3 Bedrooms
£420
£550
4 to 6 Bedrooms
£595
£720
7 or more
£865
£1,000
"home sharing" means using all or part of your own home for short-