Sitting here this morning and reflecting on what I’ve needed to go through - 2 JRs vs CEC and thousands of hours of personal time and stress not to mention the impact on family life, to prove conclusively that the way Dickins lets homes has always been lawful. If I hadn’t done
@DickinsEdin
A great result and vindication of your efforts on both judicial reviews. Without success on both JR1 and JR2, this appeal would have been unsuccessful. Some grand claims have been made by some, that business like yours have ‘always’ been operating unlawfully and planning
Having to pay £5.10 to park for an hour at 5pm on a Sunday so you can have a cup of tea with your elderly Dad feels crappy. Others choosing not too. Parking bays empty. Another great
@Edinburgh_CC
idea.
Scotland is yet to understand that it’s the loss of B&Bs across rural Scotland that will be the biggest impact of Scot Gov’s ill conceived STL legislation. The loss of livelihoods, the loss to local communities and to visitor accommodation. No more folk eating at the local pub
The number of SNP MSPs walking into the chamber after 5pm to vote on the STL debate they haven’t listened to, is a very bad look for them and indeed is a bad look for the governance of Scotland’s key industries.
@scotgov
We live in a tourist destination, one of the most beautiful countries in the world. It’s a country on people’s bucket lists.
A member of our government is seriously suggesting CAMPING as the option when 1000s of self catering are lost. It beggars belief. What has happened to
SNP MSP suggests CAMPING as alternative to short term lets amid controversy. “If STLs are squeezing out local people from affordable accommodation, then there is something wrong” 1/2
Did Edinburgh Council google Most Ugly Bench UK and then placed an order for loads? They’re the most hideous bench I’ve ever seen, sitting so glaringly next to beautiful
Georgian architecture. And already need varnishing. In the sea of concrete that is the Edinburgh tram
This is my STL story. I’m a hard working Mum, running a business I set up 25 years ago employing and working with great people who care, are respectful and play a part in our community. I’m proud of what I do. I’m an asset to Edinburgh and Scotland.
I’m definitely not an
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So many haters are accusing us of being a well funded lobby group. If only!! Everyone I know working on this, is and has given all their time for free. Hundreds of hours of it to help other good people across Scotland keep their jobs and businesses - especially women who make up
Following a social media thread earlier this week where I raised heartfelt and valid concerns about the
@scotgov
‘s looming short term lets legislation, I have faced a barrage of harassment, abuse and vitriol that has, I’m not ashamed to say, really affected me. (1/12)
80% of operators are yet to apply for the SNP/Green STL policy with two weeks to go. No minister could tell us why yesterday despite being asked several times.
They may have (3 line whipped) won the debate (despite appalling performances by Ministers) but the only thing they’ll
Maybe John Mason has different intel, but I’d say that someone planning on staying in a B&B is unlikely to choose to camp instead. They’ll just go to England or elsewhere.
Could our own Government understand one of our key sectors any less? It’s extraordinary. Does ANYONE
SNP MSP suggests CAMPING as alternative to short term lets amid controversy. “If STLs are squeezing out local people from affordable accommodation, then there is something wrong” 1/2
Edinburgh Council loses a second STL Judicial Review……
My blog on the result yesterday and reflections on the past year. Until now the only thing our sector have been able to rely on is the law. Let’s hope that
@scotgov
reviews and
@Edinburgh_CC
reflects with humility how they
And there I was thinking the bench was the ugliest thing ever. Now the planters have arrived. They blend with nothing and will surely be full of fag butts in no time. They’re being used as a bin already. Who is responsible for these truly hideous additions to our landscape?
I’ve spent 25 years welcoming guests to Edinburgh. It feels so sad that there is an anti visitor vibe in Scotland today. Edinburgh Council described them as sex workers and drug dealers who can’t be trusted near residents. That’s horrific.
We’ve welcomed so many guests over the
and time for meaningful change is running out. We should never have got to this position. But as Cllr Day sensibly said, a delay in the legislation would give all parties a chance to develop legislation that actually works, together. (12/12)
I feel very sorry for the good people who run bed and breakfasts and guesthouses across Scotland and people who let rooms in their home or their whole home when they’re away and the home swoppers.
It’s ridiculous that they are caught up in this STL hell. But they are caught up
Where’s Humza hiding?
His absence was conspicuous in the STL debate yesterday, but then he did create a cabinet with no tourism Minister. It’s clear his government doesn’t get business and doesn’t get tourism.
And that’s a true problem for Scotland as both of those things
I’m hearing a lot of misconceptions about the STL licence process. No wonder when
@PaulMcLennan7
is helping spread the misinformation. This thread explains why hosts in many areas – like Edinburgh – can’t just apply for a license. We are being blocked from even having the chance!
The Scottish Government has relinquished control of Scotland’s £6bn tourism industry to local authorities and
@Edinburgh_CC
is about to tank the entire industry for the whole country. A THREAD (1/15)
I do not feel safe. Given the vile online abuse I’ve received personally in the past weeks because I’ve stood up for Scotland’s small accommodation sector, the idea that I’m required to share my home address and phone number in the public domain is horrifying, cannot be
Sadly, this approach mirrors the legislation, which similarly exempts large corporates in favour of directly attacking SMEs and individuals. Let’s stop scapegoating self-catering businesses for problems caused by the Scottish government and bad policy. (7/12)
LOCKED OUT! Tens of thousands of self-catering businesses are waking up this morning, looking around and thinking what went wrong. What they did that was so terrible that the SNP-Greens lasered their focus on them, intent on destroying their livelihoods. A 🧵
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@DickinsEdin
to
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a gorgeous Howlite and Lava Stone Diffuser Necklace (Pink or Silver tassel) with 4 x 2ml samples of Essential Oils! by Rock and Soul!
#Giveaway
now STLs…how many failed policies do we need before they listen? How many businesses need to be brought to the brink? How many communities divided? I’m saddened by the way this debate has developed, but I will not give up. We only have five weeks to go, (11/12)
What happens when it turns out that major policy was created based on fictitious numbers?
There never were 12,000 Airbnbs in Edinburgh.
There are just 3,000 applications. We’re yet to see the detail on the types of homes.
There will always be serious issues when legislation
I am just one private individual, but I am speaking out to save my livelihood, the jobs of my staff and those of my community. Reasoned debate has been overtaken by outrageous attacks and misinformation. Earlier this week
@cllrcammyday
made sensible remarks about a delay, (8/12)
From the STL debate today, it’s clear that this is absolutely the truth. The SNP are 3 line whipped for everything, whether it serves their constituents or not. Just watch them creeping into the chamber to vote with the Government today. It’s a shocker. Scotland deserves better,
What was that mumbling McLennan was claiming about fees being between £200 and £400 a year. 🤥
As this excellent summary details, the truth is that a two bedroom STL flat in Edinburgh is being asked to pay a higher licence fee than a bar in the city.
@scotgov
@ASSCnews
I have always known that the short term lets debate would be heated, and I’ve held my own on more than one occasion, but this week has made me realise just how divisive and toxic it has become, pitting neighbour against neighbour. (5/12)
Today’s event at the
#ScottishParliament
shows the strength of feeling, and deep concern from self-catering and other small tourism businesses across Scotland. It’s a huge shame it’s come to this, but once again we call on
@scotgov
to act now. (1/11)