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		<title>Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[At its meeting on the 8th January, Fife Council&#8217;s Cabinet Committee rejected a report by council officials recommending against the implementation of short-term let control areas (STLCAs) on the grounds that STLs have a limited impact on housing compared to other types of properties, such as HMOs and second homes, and a fear that their &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/councillors-reject-officials-recommendation-on-holiday-lets/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Residents association slams council report on regulating holiday lets</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 22:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The recommendation to the Fife Council Cabinet Committee to ignore the problems caused by increasing short term lets, such as AirBnb in St Andrews and the East Neuk has been met with disbelief by the Confederation of St Andrews Residents Association (CSARA). Chair of CSARA David Middleton has criticised the report going to the committee on 8th January &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/residents-association-slams-council-report-on-regulating-holiday-lets/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Residents association slams council report on regulating holiday lets"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>New short-term lets legislation proposed</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/10/new-short-term-lets-legislation-proposed/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2020 15:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[On January 14th this year, St Andrews QV published an article on  growing concerns about residential properties being turned into short term lets for holidays and parties. This is a Europe-wide problem and continues to expand worldwide. Holiday destinations including large cities such as Edinburgh were being affected by a change in the character of &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2020/10/new-short-term-lets-legislation-proposed/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "New short-term lets legislation proposed"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Soaring house prices in St Andrews pushing out locals</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/03/soaring-house-prices-in-st-andrews-pushing-out-locals/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2019 13:19:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Green MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Mark Ruskell, has warned that rising house prices are pushing local people out of St Andrews. He described the housing crisis in the area as “acute” and said that “communities are being displaced by holiday houses”. His comments came after independent property consultant Galbraith revealed that premium properties &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2019/03/soaring-house-prices-in-st-andrews-pushing-out-locals/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Soaring house prices in St Andrews pushing out locals"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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