Genus council planners approve 957 homes + a 172-bed hotel at Edinburgh’s busiest junction (old Saica site, Edinburgh Gateway). Yet the same planners claim a one-bed self-catering flat causes loss of amenity. Make it make sense. #STL #Edinburgh #SaveSC

We are told to licence, then blocked through planning. When accommodation disappears, standards are relaxed. Councillors should ask: is this lawful, fair, or good governance? #STLLicensing #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

STL policy requires licensing, removes supply via planning, then panics when beds are gone. Councillors and journalists should ask: is this legal or just bad governance? #STLLicensing #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

Require licensing. Remove supply through planning. Then panic when no accommodation is left. Is that legal or just bad governance? #STLLicensing #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

97% of licensed STLs fail planning, while councils consider letting unlicensed, fly-by-night operators operate with no standards. That’s unfair, unsafe and disgraceful. #ShortTermLets #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

Councils require STL licensing, restrict supply through planning, then consider emergency exemptions when accommodation runs out. Serious questions need answering: is this lawful or a failure of policy design? #STLLicensing #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

We support short-term let licensing. Safety, fairness and standards matter. Even during major events. Suspending licences risks confusion and undermines responsible operators. #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

Councils demand STL licences, push compliant operators out through planning, then consider emergency exemptions when supply collapses. Is that lawful? Or just poor regulation? #ShortTermLets #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

97% planning refusal for licensed STLs - but talk of exemptions for fly-by-nights during big events? Edinburgh showed where that leads. Unfair. Unsafe. Wrong. Black market unchallanged! #STLLicensing #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

Licensed STLs face impossible planning hurdles - a 97% failure rate at planning! Yet councils are willing to drop standards for fly-by-night operators. That’s not regulation, it’s a disgrace. NOT about safety! #STLLicensing #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

Edinburgh promised an STL exemption. Then back-tracked and introduced a 6-week “exemption licence” instead. 😂 Same rules. Same paperwork. Same fees. That’s not an exemption, it’s rebranding bureaucracy! Now Glasgow is trying the same trick! #SaveSC

Wait till they shut us down. TV interviews, Press. Edinburgh Council exposed. Licensing chaos. Planning refusals. Visitor Levy failures. Fake “exemptions”. Black market growth. Aggressive enforcement. Serious questions wont stay buried. Good luck controlling the story. #SaveSC

STL operators are told to licence, face near impossible planning hurdles, then see standards relaxed when councils run out of beds. Is that lawful? Serious questions need answers. #STLLicensing #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

Edinburgh’s so-called 6-week STL “exemption licence” isn’t an exemption at all. Same rules. Same paperwork. You still pay the Council the Visitor Levy too! Complex % (not a flat fee), monthly figures, 5-year record retention. Fines if you get it wrong! #Whybother #SaveSC

Short-term let licensing exists for safety & fairness. Big events aren’t a reason to drop standards. #EdinburghCouncil #PolicyFailure #VisitScotland #SaveSC

Edinburgh Visitor Levy warning: You can’t register yet - there’s no live system. Platform is still being built! Confusing percentage charge. Quarterly returns. Monthly breakdowns. 5-year records. Audits. Fines if you get it wrong. The admin burden is already baked in. #SaveSC

Jane Meagher calls self-catering "poorly-managed holiday lets". That tells you everything! A problem to be shut down. Self catering in Edinburgh is no longer viable. Licensing hostility. Planning barriers. Heavy enforcement. Visitor Levy. The sector is meant to die #SaveSC

957 homes + a 172-bed hotel approved at Edinburgh’s busiest junction. At bypass, Gyle & airport accessOverdevelopment waved through. Traffic impact? But a one-bed self-catering flat is “loss of amenity”. This is planning hypocrisy. Fix STL licensing. #SaveSC #Planning

Cammy Day says “Do the right thing and get licensed” Jane Meagher says strict STL licensing will “return homes to residents.” Operators are charged fees for licences while 97% are shut down through planning. Serious questions about fairness, transparency, and intent. #SaveSC