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Donald Turvill

Edinburgh council short term let policy ripped up by judge after review

Edinburgh City Council's licensing scheme for short-term lets has been ripped up by a judge - less than four months before it was due to come into force.

A bombshell ruling from the Court of Session concluded parts of the new policy designed to regulate Airbnb -style accommodation in the city was unlawful.

It comes following Scotland's largest ever crowd-funded legal challenge, which saw operators and landlords take the council to court last month.

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