Brendan

@Ross_Greer Ross getting the usual support for his student politics class war drivel. No support from any of his 46k followers? Not one comment? Wee bit of a rid neck.

Short term lets are hollowing out communities like Edinburgh's Old Town. They can also usually get up to 100% off their business rates. I've lodged proposals to disqualify them from these tax breaks. Let them pay & use the money to build more homes. scotsman.com/news/politics/…

@susan4leithwalk @oldtownrez @LivingRent_Edi So Scots using accommodation for the above mentioned reasons don’t pay?

@oldtownrez @LivingRent_Edi Oldtownrez? Oldtownlandlord with zero skin in the game who is definitely not posting -yet again - out of sheer unadulterated self-interest. Also not a tax on Scots.

Finally, after Greens first proposing a Tourist Tax for the city in 2011, 13 years later it has arrived! It passed at Special Council today, in the midst of Storm Éowyn, & while not as progressive as we’d have liked, it’s here. Huge thanks to @LivingRent_Edi for their work. 👏🙏

@brianjaffa @FionaCampbell74 @cllrcammyday @Edinburgh_CC @ASSCnews @SaveSCScotland Brian’s back! Always good for a laugh.

@FionaCampbell74 @cllrcammyday @Edinburgh_CC @ASSCnews @SaveSCScotland How many holiday homes/party flats/Airbnb properties operate out of former residential homes? That's the key Q for folk who are not trying to game the housing market. Another Q. Where are people who work in the tourism industry actually meant to live? Outside the city?

@cllrcammyday Could we discuss this "narrow lens" in light of the fact that there are 10,479 vacant homes in @Edinburgh_CC alone, estimated to be worth around £3.6bn....? Oh, and the fact that the Council owns over 1,416 of them. @ASSCnews @SaveSCScotland

@OpulentNetOtter @nabwoodconsult @thecockburn Poor Deek.

@nabwoodconsult @thecockburn Short term lets bring nothing but damage, anti-social behaviour, and a loss of amenity to traditional stairs. Glad we're seeing the back of them.

Holiday let crackdown 'will cause huge damage to city economy' news.stv.tv/east-central/s…

@istreasatuatha You seem rattled? At no point have i mentioned this opinion poll. Just the hugely negative response to your post 😂

@BrenReil84 I genuinely don't understand the point you are making - an opinion poll is somehow less of a measure of public opinion than likes on a tweet? What?

You wouldn't know it from the cries by landlords and their friends in parliament the media, but rent controls are consistently one of the most popular policies out there. As #SNP24 consider how to recover from the GE, rent controls are a no-brainer. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/…

@istreasatuatha You’d have thought there would be of support for your post… given its apparent popularity and the claim it’s a ‘no brainer’. Just sayin. You can reply sarcastically now.

@BrenReil84 is this how you think polling works brendan

@seanasay @Living_Rent Exactly. I’m not sure if they are ignoring this obvious point or simply don’t understand?

@Living_Rent …but it reduces rental stock, so how does that help your cause? Folk rent for many reasons including choice or being ineligible for mortgage lending… Not sure how you driving away supply helps those folk?

Exactly this. Houses do not vanish if landlords leave the market. "People are not just going to lock up flats and lock up houses and walk away from them. If they put them on the market then that brings new homes onto the market." heraldscotland.com/news/24553376.…

@istreasatuatha @SaveSCScotland Ok Gord

@SaveSCScotland I didn't watch it because I don't respect you

Always great to hear views on the housing crisis from people whose solution is to turn every house in Scotland into an Airbnb.

@nabwoodconsult @PLACEEdinburgh 100% yes.

@PLACEEdinburgh Would that be the wholesale closure of STLs leading to an explosion in hotel rates, on street camper vans and illegal off platform rentals? All a direct result of this misinformation.

“The explosion of short term lets has led to the loss of long-term homes for many would-be residents, the explosion of rents across the city, and has led to countless tenants forced out of the communities they call home.' #Edinburgh

@bierkonceagain @FionaCampbell74 @ASSCnews @PaulMcLennan7 @Ivan_McKee Poor Dan

On Tuesday, @ASSCnews met with the Minister for Housing @PaulMcLennan7 and Public Finance/ Planning, @Ivan_McKee. Overall it was a constructive meeting but there is still work to be done getting across the details and lived experience of our members. assc.co.uk/members-conten…

@PLACEEdinburgh Ovecrowding in the 19th Century - housing issues, waste issues, population increase. Place would argue this was because of Dickensian Airbnbs or tourists taking over the city 😂 I mean, blaming gulls now for residents' discomfort 😂 a new low. 🤦‍♀️ edinburghmuseums.org.uk/whats-on/19th-….

@PLACEEdinburgh This post went down well 😂

If you don't understand the overtourism issues in #Edinburgh then just try walking around the city centre just now, where people are forced onto the road. See the increase in seagulls picking up the dropped food, the power outage or drop in broadband. All impacting residents.

@oldtownrez @ScotGovFairer @PaulMcLennan7 He’s washed his hands of the STL mess. Shocking really.

@ScotGovFairer @PaulMcLennan7 Any chance you could visit one of the several thousand B&Bs and Self Catering businesses your STL licensing scheme has shutdown? That would be a good way to understand how you can support jobs.

Our plan to address population decline recognises how small businesses can support people to live and work in local areas. Housing Minister @PaulMcLennan7 visited Eigg Tree Nursery to hear about how they are supporting jobs while making the island more sustainable.

@JohnErs57632171 @oldtownrez @theSNP @PaulMcLennan7 @_KateForbes If the spelling is deliberately awful I’m not sure I get the joke here.

@oldtownrez @theSNP @PaulMcLennan7 @_KateForbes

More questions for @theSNP. What has the impact of STL licensing been since Oct 2023? 1. No. S/C units now empty homes? 2. No. S/C units now 2nd homes? 3. No. S/C units now affordable homes? 4. No. S/C units on black market? Any ideas @PaulMcLennan7 or @_KateForbes

Questions for @theSNP. What has the impact of STL licensing been since Oct 2023? 1. Local businesses shut? 2. Jobs lost? 3. GDP impact? 4. Nightly rates increased? 5. Bed night capacity decreases? Any ideas @PaulMcLennan7 or @_KateForbes?

@robinsoped101 @Renmakesmusic This is why social media is so toxic. Ren has owned that his post was clumsily worded and still he gets this pathetic backlash. You literally can say anything anymore without people pouncing.

@Renmakesmusic If you're referring to the LC/ME women you harmed, you weren't misunderstood. Take personal responsibility. It's that simple.

@JohnSwinney @theSNP You need to be firmer in rolling back very damaging Green led policies, such as the very damaging STL fiasco.

This is a very, very difficult night for @theSNP. I am sorry for the valued colleagues who have lost their seats. We need to learn from this setback, listen to the public and pick ourselves back up. We have to do that because we want to do the best for Scotland.

@Edinburgh_CC licensing scheme has FAILED in its entirety!

@susan4leithwalk @eilidhwashere Rents it out while he’s working down south. What’s the issue here? It’s his main residence.

Nice quotes from @eilidhwashere (Living Rent) on how the Labour MP who claims expenses for his London accommodation profits from Air B&B-ing his Edinburgh flat.