These resources have been useful in informing our background research to Homes First.
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Homes First Briefing Paper 1 - Introduction Homes First Briefing Paper 2 - Taxation Homes First Briefing Paper 3 - Legislation Homes First Briefing Paper 4 - Proposed Amendments to the Planning (Scotland) Bill Homes First Briefing Paper 5 - Key Safe Deposit Boxes Short-Term Lets- A Resident's Guide Homes First - Legislative Proposal Homes First - Statutory Instrument - Licensing Homes First - Statutory Instrument - Planning Prof Alasdair Rae - Analysis of Short Term Lets Data for Edinburgh Andy Wightman MSP - Evidence to the Scottish Expert Advisory Panel on the Collaborative Economy The Scottish Expert Advisory Panel on the Collaborative Economy - Evidence Paper The Scottish Expert Advisory Panel on the Collaborative Economy - Final Report Scottish Enterprise - The Collaborative Economy & Scottish Tourism - Report Scottish Enterprise - The Collaborative Economy & Scottish Tourism - Summary Scottish Government and Indigo House - Scoping research on supply and demand for short term lets in Scotland City of Edinburgh Council - Best Practice Guidelines for Short-term Lets City of Edinburgh Council - Guidance for Businesses City of Edinburgh Council - Local Development Plan City of Edinburgh Council - Quick Guide to Change of Use in Planning Glasgow City Council - City Development Plan Glasgow City Council - City Development Plan, Supplementary Guidance 10: Meeting Housing Needs The Development of Tourism Act 1969 The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) (Scotland) Order 1997 Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 The Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 The Antisocial Behaviour Notices (Houses Used for Holiday Purposes) (Scotland) Order 2011 Homes First Debate - Briefing from the Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers Homes First Debate - Briefing from Airbnb Airbnb - Evidence to the Scottish Expert Advisory Panel on the Collaborative Economy Airbnb - Press Release and Position Paper on Edinburgh (January 2018) Short Term Accommodation Association - Code of Conduct The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers - Code of Conduct The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers & Short Term Accommodation Association - Policy Paper The Association of Scotland's Self-Caterers - Position Paper on the Homes First Campaign The Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers - 'Far More Than Just Houses' Report Institute for Public Policy Research - Homesharing and London's Housing Market McGill University - Report: The High Cost of Short-Term Rentals in New York City The Cockburn Association - Conference Report 'The Airbnb Phenomenon' Corporate Europe Observatory -'Unfairbnb' Report New York City Comptroller - 'The Impact of Airbnb on NYC Rents' Report Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute - Technological disruption in private housing markets: the case of Airbnb Prof Alasdair Rae - Commentary in Area journal - From neighbourhood to 'globalhood'? Three propositions on the rapid rise of short-term rentals Malcolm Combe - Juridical Review article - Land law responses to the sharing economy: short-term lets and title conditions Economic Policy Institute - The Economic Costs & Benefits of Airbnb