Short-term holiday lets

What a short-term let is

A short-term let is a property or room that is rented out for a short period of time. This usually covers a period between one night to a few weeks. In a short-term let, the visitors are not using the property as their main or permanent house. Short term-lets are advertised on websites such as Airbnb, HomeAway and other holiday letting platforms.

Short-term lets provide more accommodation choice for visitors to the city.

Planning permission

You might need planning permission if you want to use part of your living space or a whole property for a short-term holiday let. Whether you need planning permission will depend on how much the use of the property changes. Contact our planning team to check if you need planning permission.

Other things you need to consider for your short-term let

Other things to consider if you want to use part of your living space or a whole property for a short-term let include:

• business rates - find out whether you are liable for business rates and need to register your propertyon our business rates pages
• commercial waste - request a site visit or quote for the council to collect your business waste.
• a fire risk assessment - all premises must have this, get more advice about fire safety in your short-term let. 
• gas safety - you'll need an annual safety check conducted by a Gas Safe registered engineer
• ensuring you meet health and safety standards for water  and electricity
• applying for the correct insurance.
• local parking requirements for your guests 

Reporting concerns about short-term lets

If you're worried about noise from a short-term holiday let visit our noise, pollution and air quality page. 

If you're worried about an unauthorised change to land or a building for use as a short-term let, visit our planning enforcement page.

If you submit a complaint we'll ask you to fill in a diary, to provide information on the changes that you see and how damaging they are.