Publication - Advice and guidance
Short term lets - licensing scheme part 2: supplementary guidance for licensing authorities, letting agencies and platforms
Licensing guidance part 2 is intended for Scottish licensing authorities, letting agencies and platforms facilitating short-term lets in Scotland. An update will follow The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Amendment Order 2024 coming into effect.
Annex B Public register specification
Note: to be completed and agreed. Constrained types and formats (e.g. postcode) to be specified.
| Content | Type / Format | Description | M/O[34] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Applicant Name | Full Name | The applicant's full name* | M |
| Title | Title | O | |
| Forenames | String (repeatable) | *Mandatory only where an application is made by or on behalf of a person other than a natural person | M |
| Surname | String | *Mandatory only where an application is made by or on behalf of a person other than a natural person | M |
| Premises address | Address | Address | M |
| Address Line 1 | String | First line of address | M |
| Address Line 2 | String | Second line of address | O |
| Address Town | String | The town component of the address | M |
| Postal Town | String | The postal town component of the address | O |
| Address County | String | The county component of the address | M |
| UK Postcode | Postcode | The postal code | M |
| UPRN | Number | Unique Property Reference Number | O |
| Council Ward | Ward | The council ward in which the premises is located | M |
| Ward | Ward (constrained type) | M | |
| Application details | Date | Key dates | M |
| Date of application | Date (dd-mm-yyyy) | The date the application was received | M |
| Date application determined valid | Date (dd-mm-yyyy) | The date the application was considered valid by the licensing authority | |
| Date application determined | Date (dd-mm-yyyy) | The date the application was determined | O |
| Licence expiry date | Date (dd-mm-yyyy) | The date the licence expires | O |
| Status | Status | Status of the application | M |
| Application status | Status (constrained type) | Whether the application has been granted, refused, being determined, revoked, lapsed, suspended. | M |
| Application outcome reason | Reason | Reason (for refusals only) | M |
| Refusal outcome reason | Reason (constrained type) | Reason given for the outcome: applicant(s) not fit and proper; premises not suitable; planning permission required and not held; other (free text) | M |
| Type of premises | Premises | The type of premises to which the application relates | M |
| Type of premises | Premises (constrained type) | e.g. detached home, semi-detached home, terraced home, flatted dwelling, unconventional dwelling, bed and breakfast, guest house etc. | M |
| Short-term let type | The type(s) of short-term let | M | |
| Short-term let type | STL Type (constrained type) | One of home sharing, home letting, home sharing and home letting; or secondary letting | M |
| Maximum occupancy | Number | The maximum occupancy as specified on the licence | M |
| Maximum occupancy | Number (integer) | Maximum number of guests allowed to reside in the premises | M |
| Accommodation units | Number | Number of accommodation units on the premises | |
| Accommodation units on premises | Number (integer) | e.g. number of bedrooms in a B&B offered to let, or number of individual pods on a single site | |
| National Park | National Park | M | |
| National Park | National Park (constrained type) | Indicates whether the short-term let is within either Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park or the Cairngorms National Park or neither. | M |
| Licence number | M | ||
| Licence number | Licence number | As specified in Annex A. | M |
| Number of bedrooms | Number | Number of bedrooms in the premises | O |
| Number of bedrooms | Number (integer) | O | |
| Manager | Name | Name | O |
| Title | Title | O | |
| Forenames | String (repeatable) | M | |
| Surname | String | M | |
| Company name | String | Company name if management is provided by a company | O |
| Address Line 1 | String | First line of address | M |
| Address Line 2 | String | Second line of address | O |
| Address Town | String | The town component of the address | M |
| Address County | String | The county component of the address | M |
| UK Postcode | Postcode | The postal code | M |
| EPC rating | EPC | O | |
| EPC rating | EPC (constrained type) | Rating A to G | O |
Contact
Email: shorttermlets@gov.scot
There is a problem
Thanks for your feedback