Every building in Scotland must have an EPC rating if it is to be rented, bought or built. There are new regulations in place that means that EPC ratings must be lowered in order to increase energy efficiency for all buildings. What Are EPC Ratings? Energy Performance Certification (EPC) indicate how energy efficient a building is. They run on a scale of A (most energy efficient)...
Housing Minister Kevin Stewart has announced that local councils will be granted powers to bring in their own licensing schemes to regulate Airbnb's and other short-terms lets by Spring 2021. Recent research compiled by ESTA* shows that Edinburgh has the fourth highest ratio of tourists to locals in the world after Miami, Las Vegas and Dubai and sits well above 14th placed London with 445 tourists to...