SNP MSP Fergus Ewing has joined the Tories, Labour and LibDems to call on the First Minister to pause the short-term lets licensing scheme.
A total of 37 MSPs, including all 31 Conservatives and party leader Douglas Ross, three Labour MSPs and two LibDems signed a letter to the Humza Yousaf alongside Ewing.secretary said that the “misconceived, costly, and bureaucratic” licensing system should be paused or it will cause “irreparable damage” to the sector.
“If this misconceived, costly, and bureaucratic licensing system is not halted now, it will cause irreparable damage to a sector with thousands of businesses impacted - some of whom may well simply give up,” Ewing said. “The costs of compliance, in some cases are ten times greater than the Scottish Government estimated.
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