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Short-term lets

Find out about the rules and regulation governing short-term (or nightly) letting.

For building managers and freeholders

Best practice guidance

  • make sure you meet all health and safety legal requirements
  • proactively ensure that property owners meet all their legal obligations by maintaining a register of properties engaging in short-term letting within the building
  • report any known unlawful letting to us
  • pursue any clear breach of lease where known, while keeping in mind that all leaseholders must agree to share the payment of legal fees incurred
  • develop or adopt a protocol that sets out clear guidelines for hosts to follow

Building protocol

Adopting a protocol for short-term letting in your building will set clear guidelines for your leaseholders to follow. We recommend using the STAA best practice building protocol.

Published: 17 December 2020

Last updated: 11 March 2024