Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 72632

Holiday Accommodation: Highlands of Scotland

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 15 September 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal Democrat — Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of short term holiday lets on accessibility to local housing stock for communities in the Scottish Highlands.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

As the hon. Member will be aware, housing within Scotland is a matter for the Scottish Government.