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Scotland: Glasgow City Council is considering temporarily suspending the requirement for short-term let licences during the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as the city prepares for a significant increase in accommodation demand.<\/strong><\/p>\n Council officers have launched a public consultation on whether a temporary exemption should be introduced for short-term accommodation during the event, which is scheduled to take place from 22 July to 3 August 2026.<\/p>\n If approved, the exemption would apply across all short-term let categories, including home sharing, home letting and secondary letting. The measure is intended to help alleviate accommodation pressures expected during the Games.<\/p>\n The proposal was discussed by councillors on the city\u2019s licensing and regulatory committee, who agreed that public consultation should take place on amendments to the current short-term lets policy.<\/p>\n A council report presented to the committee said members are being asked to consider the potential impact of granting a temporary exemption, particularly in light of the increase in visitors associated with hosting the Games.<\/p>\n Around 3,000 athletes from 74 nations are expected to attend the event, with approximately 500,000 tickets available to spectators.<\/p>\n Under the proposal, operators seeking a temporary exemption would still be required to apply to the licensing authority and pay a fee. The consultation on the proposed measures will run until February, after which councillors will decide whether to proceed.<\/p>\n Highlights: <\/p>\n Glasgow City Council is consulting on a temporary exemption from short-term let licensing during the 2026 Commonwealth Games.<\/p>\n The proposed exemption would apply across all short-term let categories.<\/p>\n The Games are expected to bring around 3,000 athletes and up to 500,000 spectators to the city.<\/p>\n Operators would still need to apply for an exemption and pay a fee if the measures are approved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Reading Time: minute Scotland: Glasgow City Council is considering temporarily suspending the requirement for short-term let licences during…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652534,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7826],"tags":[45789,748,199644,918,4884,712,32705,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-652533","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-glasgow","8":"tag-45789","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-commonweath-games","11":"tag-glasgow","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-scotland","14":"tag-short-term-rentals","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115774929175901993","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}