Short term lets

What this means

All short-term let properties in Scotland will require a license. This is to ensure they are safe and the people providing them are suitable. The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 came into law on 1 March 2022.  

Licenses

There will be four types of Short Term Lets Licenses:

• secondary letting - a short-term let involving the letting of property where you do not normally live
• home letting - using all or part of your home for short-term lets whilst you are absent
• home sharing - using all or part of your own home for short-term lets whilst you are there
• home letting and home sharing - hosts principal home

What we are doing

The licensing scheme will require all licensed short-term lets to comply with mandatory conditions which will apply across Scotland. Dumfries and Galloway Council will check that the premises are compliant with all conditions.

• Dumfries & Galloway Council will establish a Short Term Lets Licensing Scheme by 1 October 2022
• Existing hosts and operators will have until 1 April 2023 to apply for a license
• All short-term let properties will require a license by 1 July 2024

Further information

• Guidance for Hosts and Operators
• Supplementary Guidance for Licensing Authorities, Letting Agencies and Platforms

If you have any specific queries please email shorttermlets@dumgal.gov.uk