Air BnB worry

He may have have PP to let the flat as a business. Also what does the lease say? There are often restrictions as to subletting and businesses.

We’ve stayed in a few Airbnbs over the years. Next one in a week or so when my daughter, grandson and I visit my parents.
We’re always very conscious of the neighbours and behave ourselves 😁

Sorry just read that you think he’s avoided PP, in that case draw it to the attention of the Planning department, they will not give him your name.

We have a holiday let in a block of 4 apartments, we have a communal garden and parking area too.
In nearly 5 years there has not been a single problem🤞.

The apartment is 2 bed two bathrooms so is never going to attract a crowd.
The majority of guests are 40-70 in age range and apart from 1 couple every guest has been respectful, this had no impact on other residents.

The permanent residents are happy as they would rather the short term guests than 1 bad or noisy couple/family living there permanently.

AirBnB is loathed in Edinburgh. These short term lets have hollowed out the town centre and now it looks like they're coming for residential areas. I'd never, never stay in one. It's a long term home lost for a family.

I can understand why you’re worried - it would have been neighbourly of thrm to contact you at least snd perhaps give you a contact number in case there’s a problem. Do you know how big the flat is? Maybe it’ll just be couples staying?

Basgetti

We’ve stayed in a few Airbnbs over the years. Next one in a week or so when my daughter, grandson and I visit my parents.
We’re always very conscious of the neighbours and behave ourselves 😁

Me too.
We always treat the AirB'NB property like home and we are quiet people so we consider the neighbours.
I can understand why the poster is worried though, particularly in a block of flats.

Yes I’ve stayed in a few and would like to think I’ve been a well behaved guest. The owner could certainly have been more thoughtful couldn’t he?

Aveline

AirBnB is loathed in Edinburgh. These short term lets have hollowed out the town centre and now it looks like they're coming for residential areas. I'd never, never stay in one. It's a long term home lost for a family.

Each to their own. We find it so much more convenient than hotels, travelling with a young child.
There are a couple in our block in Perth: we only know because they have signs in the windows. Never had any bother.

You have been lucky Basgetti. My son suffers greatly from short term tenants from hell especially during summer and winter festivals which last for months. Rowdy drunken behaviour and filthy messes left on the stairs make living there just ghastly. Arriving late and just ringing all the doorbells to be let in, loud parties and overcrowding all seems to be par for the course.
Who cares though, as long as people
'Find it so much more convenient'.

AirBnB takes feed back from owners so if there's been any trouble, they can be blacklisted and prevented from renting other properties.

That's too late after it's happened. For those living around short term let flats life is awful. No wonder they're banned in some European cities

Aveline

That's too late after it's happened. For those living around short term let flats life is awful. No wonder they're banned in some European cities

An increasing number- some ban in certain areas, some limit the circumstances in which the property can be let. I know when I’ve rented self catering ( holiday let or Airbnb ) the owners won’t let to single sex groups who seem to be a higher risk category

Aveline

Just found out that a neighbour has put his flat up for AirBnB and Booking.com. Just what we all dreaded. It's a residential block in a quiet area and most of us are older. He's advertised our parking area and access to our lovely shared garden. We are so upset. The thought of inconsiderate short term letters who won't care how much noise they make or mess they make of our shared common areas is awful. Nothing we can do. He's sneaked it past planning regulations and short term let licence. We'd certainly have registered objections. Och.

If "och" means you're in Scotland, here he is required by law to be a registered |LL with the local council. You can search the local LL register ( free) to check that. Non compliance = huge fine.

Next, insurance. Residential block properties often have a common insurance policy; if so check the terms of your own for the insurers T and C re commercial letting. If he is doing commercial lets on a domestic-residence policy, he has almost certainly invalidated any claims made on a domestic home policy; and this could put the entire block at financial risk. If you share the same insurance company bring this issue to their attention.

Our development has pages of binding regulations ; ours expressly bans short term lets (like B and B and air Band B)
it also makes building insurance compulsory. We have an elected committee to manage anything from small niggles to expensive buisances, and the Factors. Check your deeds.

If you have a factor, they should have the power to require evidence of an insurance policy.

Next, consider the security of shared entrance/stairwells etc. Our communal main door is locked at all times ( its a condition of insurance policy cover). Will he offer guests an external keylock opened by a code? Will more footfall incur extra cleaning of communal areas?

Landlords charging money enter a whole world of compulsory costs, liabilities, health and safety regulations. Your local council can provide lots of detailed information about that.

Thanks butterandjam. Good idea to check out the building's insurance policy and security of access. Our residents association have already been alerted.

The Air B &B s I ve stayed in were beautiful so well managed and so well looked after

All of Edinburgh is a controlled area for Short Term Lets and require planning permission. Neighbours should have been informed. There is a page on the Edinburgh planning website where you can register a complaint

butterandjam

Aveline

Just found out that a neighbour has put his flat up for AirBnB and Booking.com. Just what we all dreaded. It's a residential block in a quiet area and most of us are older. He's advertised our parking area and access to our lovely shared garden. We are so upset. The thought of inconsiderate short term letters who won't care how much noise they make or mess they make of our shared common areas is awful. Nothing we can do. He's sneaked it past planning regulations and short term let licence. We'd certainly have registered objections. Och.

If "och" means you're in Scotland, here he is required by law to be a registered |LL with the local council. You can search the local LL register ( free) to check that. Non compliance = huge fine.

Next, insurance. Residential block properties often have a common insurance policy; if so check the terms of your own for the insurers T and C re commercial letting. If he is doing commercial lets on a domestic-residence policy, he has almost certainly invalidated any claims made on a domestic home policy; and this could put the entire block at financial risk. If you share the same insurance company bring this issue to their attention.

Our development has pages of binding regulations ; ours expressly bans short term lets (like B and B and air Band B)
it also makes building insurance compulsory. We have an elected committee to manage anything from small niggles to expensive buisances, and the Factors. Check your deeds.

If you have a factor, they should have the power to require evidence of an insurance policy.

Next, consider the security of shared entrance/stairwells etc. Our communal main door is locked at all times ( its a condition of insurance policy cover). Will he offer guests an external keylock opened by a code? Will more footfall incur extra cleaning of communal areas?

Landlords charging money enter a whole world of compulsory costs, liabilities, health and safety regulations. Your local council can provide lots of detailed information about that.

It's a Short Term Let Licence, not Registered Landlord, for short term lets.

He has a short term let licence. If only we'd known he'd applied for one.

Aveline

He has a short term let licence. If only we'd known he'd applied for one.

Awful that you didn’t have to be notified

If there are mainly older people in your block which is in a quiet residential area it would seem to me to be unlikely that young people partying on down will be renting this apartment. The person renting it can specify that it is a quiet area and refuse single sex rentals. Is it possible to get together with other residents and talk to the owner?

Needless to say, the residents association is on the case. The adverts are open to all comers.
Short term lets are a blight. No wonder we have a housing shortage when so many homes are used just to provide cheap holidays for those who already have homes

Aveline

Needless to say, the residents association is on the case. The adverts are open to all comers.
Short term lets are a blight. No wonder we have a housing shortage when so many homes are used just to provide cheap holidays for those who already have homes

They also provide considerably more income than renting long term, so it's big business with investors buying up a lot of the housing stock to profit from short term lets. At least they have tightened the licensing etc. but I'm absolutely with you that they reduce the permanent housing stock, grabbing potential permanent homes that people so desperately need.

BlueBelle

The Air B &B s I ve stayed in were beautiful so well managed and so well looked after

Well managed from the guests POV. Private, quiet, clean, no interference ?

But OP is looking at it from the different POV of owners and permanent residents who are not on holiday; they are at home. Not happy about sharing their garden and communal areas with a rapid succession of complete strangers.