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		<title>Councillors reject officials recommendation on holiday lets</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2026/01/councillors-reject-officials-recommendation-on-holiday-lets/</link>
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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>Council consults on Airbnb type short-term lets</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/08/council-consults-on-airbnb-type-short-term-lets/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Aug 2025 14:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Fife Council has launched a consultation on short-term lets which ends on 8th September. The questionnaire seeks views on whether to establish control areas for this type of accommodation which overwhelmingly is located in the mainline housing stock. World-wide, short-term let websites, of which airbnb is the best known, advertise holiday accommodation in areas attractive &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/08/council-consults-on-airbnb-type-short-term-lets/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Council consults on Airbnb type short-term lets"</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Short-Term Lets &#8211; Residents Association calls for St Andrews Control Areas</title>
		<link>http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/04/short-term-lets-residents-association-calls-for-st-andrews-control-areas/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[St Andrews Q.V.]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:28:50 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Confederation of St Andrews Residents Asociations, working with the Community Council and Preservation Trust, is calling for measures to enable the Council to regulate and manage Short Term Lets by establishing  Control Areas in St Andrews. Introduction Fife Council is to consult on the need to regulate the number of lets in parts of &#8230; <br /><br /><a href="http://standrewsqv.org.uk/2025/04/short-term-lets-residents-association-calls-for-st-andrews-control-areas/" class="more-link">Read more<span class="screen-reader-text"> "Short-Term Lets &#8211; Residents Association calls for St Andrews Control Areas"</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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