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Sad that The Shed in Glasgow is closing and even sadder to hear about the mysterious fire that will happen there in 4 months time before it's turned into student flats.

The people touting tickets for @oasis are the same as the #landlord type. Middlemen producing nothing and profiteering.

@oldtownrez @EidynConnect @PLACEEdinburgh Whether above or below an average (distribution?), need to ask whether it’s the right number. Number of houses is always a tricky one - One per average family size? One per adult? 5 per adult? When people want to own multiple houses it’s hard to know how many we need.

@iammusing @EidynConnect @PLACEEdinburgh Hmm we have way below eueopean averages at 0.7% of properties. It's just been used as a diversion away from the governments lack of investment in housing.

Most residents are keen to show off their community with visitors, but when tourism wants become the priority for local authorities rather than residents' needs, and people get displaced from their community, residents feel that they have to fight back to rebalance their economy.

@EnglandHockey This looks fun 🤩

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@EidynConnect @PLACEEdinburgh Also, ran out of characters.. For ‘other business types’ - I know I wouldn’t support business like opticians, butchers, chemist, barber, shoe repair, dentists, hardware, fishmonger, etc. when visiting somewhere. Overtourism can displace residents & business/services they support.

@iammusing @PLACEEdinburgh @iammusing You really need to think about this with a bit more intelligence. 40k jobs in Edinburgh alone. About £1.5 billion spending annually. And you say it's a few cleaners and 'host other business types' 🤦‍♀️

@oldtownrez @EidynConnect @PLACEEdinburgh Thanks, generally I think magnificent cities with histories such as Edinburgh would continue to prosper without STLs. I absolutely appreciate that owning an STL business is attractive (more lucrative nightly rate; 3rd party handling bookings and cleaning, no customer meet) etc.

@iammusing @EidynConnect @PLACEEdinburgh 229,000 employed in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 visitor economy.

@EidynConnect @PLACEEdinburgh I didn’t quantify the cleaners. I used it as an example of an employment type. In the interest of informed debate could you please provide a source for your numbers. I’ve no doubt that the people staying in AirB&Bs spend thousands - a fair % must be towards second mortgages.

@levelsio @daveying99 Generally speaking I find the ‘Build more houses’ suggestion an interesting one. How many do we need? Some people want more than one even if some don’t have one. Always remember that line that you don’t go back seconds until everyone has had a plate.

@daveying99 Not tourist fault though They just visit Why spray them with water? What did they do? Build more houses

Imagine traveling to Europe to spend your hard-earned money in their dying economy And you end up getting sprayed with water guns by angry degrowth protesters

@EidynConnect @PLACEEdinburgh I don’t think it’s as clear cut as that. Sure the nearby AirB&B has contract cleaners.. but it could/should be a home. Similarly, perhaps tourist focussed business types exist in places that could host other business types. I don’t think the alternative is zero commerce. Do you?

@PLACEEdinburgh Nearly 40,000 jobs in Edinburgh are employed in tourism and you can double that to include the Lothians. Suggest you find re-employment for these people before campaigning to make them redundant. Think of others. Don't just think of yourself.

@PLACEEdinburgh An AirB&B business owner told me they deliberately waited until the last day to apply to maximise the trading time. The sooner it’s returned to housing stock the better.

If only so many commercial short-term let owners hadn't waited until the last minute to apply for a licence and had already got the planning permission in place before applying, there wouldn't have been a backlog. Important to note that these applicants could still trade.

@ScotBandBassoc @timesscotland An AirB&B business owner told me they deliberately waited until the last day to apply to maximise the trading time. The sooner it’s returned to housing stock the better.

“Thousands of short-term let licences yet to be approved” - @timesscotland Many of our members have been waiting between 8 & 11 months for their License to be approved - for an activity they have been doing (complying with all health regs) for years thetimes.co.uk/article/2eaad5…

@EdinburghLive_ Who in their right mind is driving down there?

Edinburgh lorry gets trapped on steps after driver's blunder at notorious spot edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh…

Fast food deliveries at ~00:45 and ~01:45 on the same morning. The close door left to slam by the delivery person. Don’t tell me living by an #AirBnB is easy and the customers are as good as neighbours. #edinburgh @Airbnb

@EdinburghLive_ Seems a shame to demolish a house that looks sound. New building looks like it will obstruct views of the hill.

Edinburgh bungalow set to be demolished for block of flats with roof terrace edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh… edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinburgh…

@thecockburn @projectscot A sad loss of a heritage site in south-west Edinburgh only a stones throw away from the city farm. A loss of diversity. It might not have achieved the margins a big corporation demands but can we really allow a narrow interest group to alter the fabric of this part of the city?

Artisan buys Edinburgh’s Caledonian Brewery with 170 new homes planned projectscot.com/2023/12/artisa… via @projectscot

@echaelfechillo It does strike me as odd when you’ve got a bus with 50-odd people in a queue behind cars with 1-2 people inside.

@rsmcksg @PLACEEdinburgh We’ve got Heineken to thank for this. ££

@thecockburn I think everyone is agreement that they don’t want to live next door to one. Those that make money off them want them.

Parts of short-term lets crackdown in Edinburgh ruled unlawful for second time scotsman.com/news/politics/…

@thecockburn @Airbnb landlords in Edinburgh are clearly struggling under the current regulations to get their businesses established.