Why Choose us ?
Benefits and rewards
- Expertise and Experience: Access to a skilled team of lawyers, consultants, and advisors with extensive experience in the Scottish property industry.
- High Success Rate: Proven track record with over 1,000 successful applications and appeals for STL licensing and planning matters.
- Strong Advocacy: Representation as a major stakeholder in planning systems, ensuring clients are treated fairly by authorities.
- Community Commitment: Ongoing efforts to protect and improve the STL community, regardless of client status.
Don't delay
Your business is at risk
The regulations for Short Term Let Operators in Scotland is deeply worrying. If you haven't applied for a licence to operate by 1 October 2023, you will be operating illegally and forced to close your business.
What's changing
As of 1st October 2023, all Short Term Let Operators must apply to their Council for a licence. This will involve making an application, providing documents, including all required certification, and paying a fee.
Who's affected
Anyone providing short-term accommodation, including secondary letting, home letting (renting your home while away), or home sharing (B&B or renting a room), must apply for a license from their local council.
How we can help you
Some councils require Planning Permission, which can be refused. However, you can apply for a Certificate of Lawfulness. If you've been operating since September 2022, we have a strategy to help you obtain it.
Born in Ayrshire, Serving All of Scotland
New, but never naïve.
STL Solutions’ team is made up of lawyers, consultants and advisors who have a collective wealth of experience working in the property industry across Scotland.
In the last year, we have made over 1000 applications and appeals related to STL licensing and planning matters and have obtained licences, Certificates of Lawfulness and Planning Permissions for our client base all across the country.
We are considered a major stakeholder in the planning systems of both Edinburgh and Glasgow, with senior colleagues regularly in direct contact with their counterparts within planning, licensing and appeal authorities across the country.
We care deeply about the STL Community, whether you are our client yet or not. We continue to work to ensure that Licensing and Planning Authorities treat our clients fairly and in accordance with the law and to develop strategies to protect and improve your business.