Edinburgh is in a "strong position" to begin regulating short-term lets, council leader Adam McVey has said, as legislation is passed to introduce licensing schemes across Scotland.
Any property being used as a holiday rental, such as Airbnbs, will have to apply for a license from local authorities by April 2023 in order to operate, the Scottish Government confirmed this week.
Over the last decade the capital has become a hotbed of short-term lets (STLs) and is now believed to be home to around a third of all in Scotland.
