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Holyrood has important legislation to consider before the May elections As readers will know, I have been campaigning through the Homes First campaign to secure better regulation for short-term lets. Eventually the Government agreed to tighten up planning rules and allow councils to introduce a licensing scheme. The regulations for both are before the Local Government Committee tomorrow. But as I highlighted some weeks ago in this column, the new Short-term Let Control Areas cannot be introduced by Edinburgh Council unless the Scottish Government agrees. This is just the latest example of increasing centralisation of power. The licensing powers have also come under attack from the owners of Bed and Breakfast businesses who, it now appears, would be required to have a licence to operate. This was never my intention, nor, as far as I can tell, that of the Government, but B&Bs are furious. As a Committee we cannot amend these rules but only reject them or pass them. I hope the Govern

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