Humza Yousaf has ruled out further delay to licensing short-term lets despite pressure from the sector.
Under new proposals, property owners who wish to let out their properties on a short-term basis must apply to the Scottish government’s licensing scheme before October 1 to continue trading.
The deadline has already been pushed back by six months but some people in the sector want more time.
The first minister said: “There will not be another extension to the deadline. It is the right thing to do to bring this licensing scheme in. There has, of course, been an extension already.”
Yousaf said he understood there were concerns. A report to Edinburgh city councillors suggested that up to 80 per cent of short-term let properties, such