Practical updates for Scottish short-term let hosts and operators.

A practical guide to fire risk assessments for Scottish self-catering properties, including responsibility, competence, records, reviews, licence checklists, and guest instructions.

A practical guide to PAT testing for Scottish short-term lets, including which appliances to include, competent testers, labels, reports, retest timing, and guest access.

A practical guide to annual gas safety checks for Scottish holiday lets, including Gas Safe engineers, renewal timing, LPG appliances, guest records, and failed inspections.

A practical guide for operators managing multiple Scottish Airbnb properties and visitor levy obligations across council rules, property records, exemptions, and quarterly returns.

A practical comparison of LevyTrack and spreadsheets for Scottish visitor levy tracking, including when spreadsheets work, where they break, and when automation is worth it.

A practical guide for Scottish Airbnb hosts on tracking visitor levy without losing booking dates, accommodation-only charges, exemptions, council rules, and quarterly return evidence.

A practical guide to Electrical Installation Condition Report requirements for Scottish short-term lets, including five-year inspections, competent persons, PAT links, remedial work, and guest records.

A practical guide to the certificates and evidence Scottish Airbnb hosts may need, including STL licence, gas safety, EICR, PAT, EPC, fire safety, insurance, Legionella, and planning.

A practical Scottish short-term let compliance checklist covering licences, certificates, EICR, PAT, gas safety, fire safety, EPCs, insurance, guest information, planning, and renewals.