The episode was recorded – and listened to by me – prior to the recent Court of Session ruling on the City of Edinburgh Council’s interpretation of law in implementing the city-wide short term let control area. It’s like the audio from a piece of experimental theatre with the two actors barely able to stifle their laughter. Meanwhile Scotland suffers a housing crisis. A 6 week temporary short term let exemption is available for this very purpose from the City of Edinburgh Council. The short term let debate has once again brought sharply into focus a far more pressing question: who are our cities actually for?

Source: Forbes December 03, 2023 11:35 UTC