@PLACEEdinburgh

Support PLACE, a grassroots group finding the balance between short-term lets and protecting liveable, affordable communities in Edinburgh.

 Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined April 2019
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Please read this thread to see 4 studies that show the link between housing shortages and short term holiday lets, and that corrects the other misinformation that this organisation continually promotes about figures for empty homes, even after being corrected. @BBCScotNine 1 of 6
The Nine@BBCScotNine5 Aug 2021
“There is no demonstrable link between housing shortage and short-term letting” @ASSCnews Chief Executive Fiona Campbell tells #TheNine that her organisation has quit the Scottish government's working group on short-term lets as they feel they are "not being listened to".

BBC Scotland's The Nine

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Join Edinburgh Council to improve pavements, crossings and public spaces around Granton and Pilton. Drop in at any time between 4pm and 7pm: Tues 20 Oct, Granton Parish Church, 55 Boswall Parkway Wed 21 Oct, West Pilton Community Centre (Meeting Room 1), 19 West Pilton Grove
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'Edinburgh Live walked the Royal Mile to find residents who were most affected by short-term lets and noticed almost full flat blocks had been turned into short-term let accommodation' edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

'We're the last Edinburgh locals in the Old Town and our community has been lost'

"It was real people living in the stair...you've lost your neighbours"

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New bus lanes times Milton Road to London Road from today (12 Oct). Check our website to find out why we're doing the trial, how it will work, the information we'll gather to help us make decisions, and how you can comment. edinburgh.gov.uk/buslanetria…
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Leith residents invited to shape UK Town of Culture bid after Edinburgh area shortlisted for title trib.al/2Qtag7f

Leith residents invited to shape UK Town of Culture bid at local drop-in session

Leith has been shortlisted alongside 14 other UK locations for the first ever UK Town of Culture title

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Locals in Edinburgh community 'scared to leave home' as area 'overrun by gang' edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

Locals in Edinburgh community 'scared to leave home' as area 'overrun by gang'

"So many of us are anxious about leaving home, especially at night."

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Local Place Plans are for communities to have the right to set out their views about how land and other physical spaces are used in their area. Scottish Government is reviewing Local Place Plans to see how they’re being used and the influence on planning. scdc.org.uk/

SCDC - We believe communities matter

Our vision is for an active, inclusive and just Scotland where our communities are strong, equitable and sustainable.

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This week’s planning applications in the capital theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2… via @EdinReporter

This week's planning applications in the capital

The list of planning applications lodged with the council's planning department is updated weekly. The latest list is embedded below.

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Edinburgh Council 'sorry' as woman 'forced to sleep in living room for years' edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edi…

Edinburgh Council 'sorry' as woman 'forced to sleep in living room for years'

'I’m dreading the winter'

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Police 'increasingly concerned' about missing man last seen in north-west Edinburgh neighbourhood trib.al/qcbZPMw

Police 'increasingly concerned' for missing man last seen in Edinburgh neighbourhood

Dale Rae was last seen in the Drylaw area of Edinburgh earlier this week

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'It's just heart-breaking': Edinburgh's St Margaret's House tenants fear loss of creative community trib.al/mgEob6o

'It's just heart-breaking': St Margaret's House tenants in fear as deadline looms

Around 200 studios, community groups, charities and creative businesses based at St Margaret’s House have been told to vacate by January 24, 2027

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James Tunny@tunny11192Oct 12
Replying to @PLACEEdinburgh
All usually owned by offshore hedge funds, no licences required for the short term let activity either. The big boy corporates have been taking the piss for years with this student accommodation racket
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More student flats? It seems that Edinburgh can't get enough of building blocks of student flats that are short-term lets half the year. It is almost like we aren't in a housing emergency or have fragile infrastructure for our artists. theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2…

Anger and uncertainty at Summerhall "partial demolition" plans

Artists and locals have reacted with anger to proposals to redevelop and demolish parts of the Summerhall arts complex in Edinburgh.

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Colourful new mural celebrating local history brightens Roseburn to Union Canal path edinburghnews.scotsman.com/n…

Colourful new mural celebrating local history brightens Roseburn to Union Canal path

The mural forms part of wider efforts to enhance the £17 million Roseburn to Union Canal project, which created a new green corridor linking the Roseburn Path with the Union Canal.

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New bus lane times start Mon 12 Oct - Milton Road East to London Road - 7am to 7pm, 7 days a week. A trial to improve bus journey times and reliability. You can still park and load in most locations but some times will change. More info about the trial edinburgh.gov.uk/buslanetria…
Double decker bus at bus stop on busy road with passengers getting on and off. A care waits at the junction. In the background are cars and buses and pedestrian crossings. A sign says Milton Road Junction

ALT Double decker bus at bus stop on busy road with passengers getting on and off. A care waits at the junction. In the background are cars and buses and pedestrian crossings. A sign says Milton Road Junction

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PLACE, Edinburgh retweeted
Broughton Spurtle@theSpurtleOct 1
ISSUE 366 OUT TODAY.—All the facts about everything, everywhere in Spurtleshire. Available in print from shops, pubs, cafes and libraries across Broughton and beyond. Downloadable in pixels here: broughtonspurtle.org.uk #Edinburgh #hyperlocal #news
Front page of the October 2026 issue.

ALT Front page of the October 2026 issue.

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@heraldscotlandOct 11
Spain's housing protests have exposed the anger created by soaring rents. Could Scotland be heading in the same direction? 👇
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The NEN@NorthEdNews_NENOct 11
School Holiday Programme at Corstorphine Library nen.press/school-holiday-pro… via @NorthEdNews_NEN
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Banned Airbnb in Hungary soon?
Money Buzz! Hungary@MoneyBuzzHuOct 9
Is #Budapest moving toward more Airbnb bans? Nearly 59% of participants in an online vote in Castle District supported a complete ban on short-term rentals. District VI already banned Airbnb-style accommodation in January 2026. moneybuzz.hu/budapest-castle…

Budapest’s Castle District moves closer to Airbnb ban as 59% of voters back restrictions

Nearly 59% of voters in Budapest’s Castle District support banning Airbnb-style rentals, as District I prepares new rules and restrictions spread across the capital.

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How will Edinburgh's 7-7-7 bus lane trial affect you? Everything you need to know about the lane changes trib.al/9oPQjHT

Everything you need to know about Edinburgh's 7-7-7 bus lane trial

The trial begins on Monday and will run until April 2028

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Still no news on when the George IV Bridge hotel works will end. We're also told that it's not possible to improve the pedestrian 'tunnel' to Lawnmarket. Councillors and council officers are all frustrated too but the Council unfortunately seems to have very limited influence.
pedestrians and cars on the road outside the hotel works

ALT pedestrians and cars on the road outside the hotel works

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