Edinburgh City Council has been inundated with over 130 applications for short-term lets since the start of April – sparking fears that the city's planning department is not fully equipped to handle the influx of requests.
The capital's leading civic trust has warned the local authority it faces a "major challenge" as it's expected thousands more will follow in the coming months, ahead of the implementation of a 'control area' across Edinburgh and a licensing scheme.
But the council has given assurances that plans are "in place" to meet the demands of the legislation and said funding has been set aside to manage the wave of new applications.
