Tourist license - Page 2

Ann212 wrote on Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:17am:

We have a similar situation. Mostly in summer the place is like a Picadilly Cirkus. I spoke to the administrator, they have no idea about Tourist licensing, no one in urbanisation have one. We had a crime committed, perpetrator was cought in act by police. They found out he was foreign, possibly ...

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...on holidays, maybe even renting on urbanisation. There is no way to control the residents on urbanisation. The tourists could be all "friends and family". I am a big supporter of Tourist licensing but a very sceptical one. I would like to hear, if anybody on forum achieved a resolution to similar problem. Thank you. 

Ann212 wrote on Fri Oct 28, 2022 7:17am:

We have a similar situation. Mostly in summer the place is like a Picadilly Cirkus. I spoke to the administrator, they have no idea about Tourist licensing, no one in urbanisation have one. We had a crime committed, perpetrator was cought in act by police. They found out he was foreign, possibly ...

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...on holidays, maybe even renting on urbanisation. There is no way to control the residents on urbanisation. The tourists could be all "friends and family". I am a big supporter of Tourist licensing but a very sceptical one. I would like to hear, if anybody on forum achieved a resolution to similar problem. Thank you. 

Oxonia wrote on Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:55pm:

Looks like a topic for the agenda of your Community's next Annual General Meeting.  Communities are able to refuse any owner permission to use their property for holiday lets.This can be decided at your next AGM.

Oxonia wrote on Fri Oct 28, 2022 12:55pm:

Looks like a topic for the agenda of your Community's next Annual General Meeting.  Communities are able to refuse any owner permission to use their property for holiday lets.This can be decided at your next AGM.

Davebev1 wrote on Fri Oct 28, 2022 1:18pm:

A community can vote to refuse new Licenses, existing ones cannot be revoked by a change in Community rules and rules cannot be made retrospectively.  That's already set in the laws governing the issue of Licenses.  But you do not need any change in community rules to report or stop ill...

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...egal letting, you should be doing it anyway.  

Craigw1970 wrote on Wed Nov 2, 2022 7:20pm:

How do you rent out to ‘friends and family’ without a license? I’ve heard this before but seems a bit daft , how do the government know who are friends or not? 

TonySmith wrote on Wed Nov 2, 2022 7:47pm:

Attached is a photo of a Tourist Licence plaque that should be attached to the property in a visible location adjacent to the door

Davebev1 wrote on Wed Nov 2, 2022 8:07pm:

Even if renting to "friends and family" you do need a Tourist License. Friends and family can use the property for free (so not renting it) but, legally, if there is any payment then a Tourist License is required, and tax payable, even if only 'mates rates'.