Regulation tracker
Per-city short-term rental rules with dated official sources. Updated when the rule actually changes, not on a marketing cadence.
Australia
United Kingdom
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Edinburgh Scotland
Short-Term Let (STL) licensing scheme mandatory : operating without licence is a criminal offence with maximum fine of GBP 2,500. Four licence types : (1) Secondary letting - property not your normal residence ; (2) Home letting - your own home while absent ; (3) Home sharing - your own home while present ; (4) Home letting and home sharing combined. Whole-dwelling secondary letting may also require planning permission. Visitor Levy : 5% of accommodation cost, applied to first 5 consecutive nights per stay, effective 24 July 2026.
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London Greater London
Primary residences in Greater London may be used for short-term rental up to 90 nights per calendar year without planning permission, provided the host remains liable for council tax on the property (Deregulation Act 2015, s.44, inserting s.25A into the Greater London Council (General Powers) Act 1973). Exceeding 90 nights constitutes a material change of use requiring planning permission from the relevant local borough council. Local planning authorities may by direction disapply the 90-night exemption for specific properties or areas. No national licensing scheme is currently in force; the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023, s.228, grants the Secretary of State power to create a registration scheme by regulation, but no regulations implementing an operational scheme had been made as of 2025.