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United Kingdom STR Laws

Short-term rental regulations for 20 cities in United Kingdom

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Restricted
9
Investor-Friendly
4
Varies by Zone

Bath

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

Bath is England's only UNESCO World Heritage city — Roman Baths, Georgian architecture, and Cotswolds proximity make i...

📅 90 nights/yr max

Brighton

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

Brighton is London's beach escape — 1 hour by train from Victoria. Royal Pavilion, pebble beaches, and vibrant LGBTQ+ ...

📅 90 nights/yr max

Cambridge

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

Cambridge is one of the world's most visited university cities. Punting on the Cam, King's College Chapel, and academic ...

📅 90 nights/yr max

Cornwall (St Ives)

United Kingdom
⚠️ Restricted

St Ives (Cornwall) became the first UK town to ban new STRs in 2016 — new planning permission requires properties to b...

Cotswolds

United Kingdom
🔍 Varies

The Cotswolds spans multiple districts (Cotswold, Stroud, West Oxfordshire) each with different planning rules for STRs....

📋 Permit req'd

Devon

United Kingdom
🔍 Varies

Devon (Dartmoor, Exmoor, coastal towns) has varying STR rules across multiple councils. England's 90-day London rule doe...

📋 Permit req'd

Dorset

United Kingdom
🔍 Varies

Dorset's Jurassic Coast has growing STR demand with councils debating holiday let planning controls. The county has seen...

📋 Permit req'd

Edinburgh

United Kingdom
⚠️ Restricted

Edinburgh requires a Short-Term Let licence for all STRs — one of the UK's strictest frameworks. Operating without a l...

📋 Permit req'd

Glasgow

United Kingdom
⚠️ Restricted

Glasgow follows Scotland's new STR licensing scheme — licence required for all STRs. Scotland's largest city has a vib...

📋 Permit req'd

Isle of Skye

United Kingdom
⚠️ Restricted

Isle of Skye has some of Scotland's most contested STR regulations. Highland Council has designated parts of Skye as a S...

📋 Permit req'd

Lake District

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

The Lake District (UNESCO World Heritage) is England's most popular national park — Windermere, Ambleside, and Grasmer...

📅 90 nights/yr max

Liverpool

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

Liverpool is a UNESCO World Heritage city — Beatles tourism, Premier League football (Liverpool FC), and vibrant music...

📅 90 nights/yr max

London

United Kingdom
⚠️ Restricted

London caps whole-home STRs at 90 nights per year without planning permission. Platforms automatically enforce this cap....

📅 90 nights/yr max

Manchester

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

Manchester follows London's 90-night annual cap for whole-home STRs without planning permission. Hosted (room-only) STRs...

📅 90 nights/yr max

Norfolk

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

Norfolk's Broads and North Norfolk Coast have a long holiday cottage tradition. England has no mandatory STR licensing o...

Oxford

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

Oxford's university city status drives year-round international STR demand — graduation ceremonies, academic conferenc...

📅 90 nights/yr max

Pembrokeshire

United Kingdom
🔍 Varies

Pembrokeshire National Park in Wales has implemented holiday let planning controls. The national park authority requires...

📋 Permit req'd

Scottish Highlands

United Kingdom
⚠️ Restricted

The Scottish Highlands (Inverness, Fort William) requires mandatory STR licensing under Scotland's Short-term Let Licens...

📋 Permit req'd

Snowdonia

United Kingdom
⚠️ Restricted

Snowdonia National Park in Wales has implemented strict STR controls. Gwynedd Council introduced a local dwelling design...

📋 Permit req'd

York

United Kingdom
✅ Friendly

York is England's most intact medieval walled city — Vikings, Shambles street, York Minster, and chocolate heritage (R...

📅 90 nights/yr max