Plans for owners of Airbnb and short-term let properties in Scotland to require a licence will be examined by a Holyrood committee. The proposed licensing scheme would impose regulations in a bid to tackle the growth of Airbnb-style rentals in popular tourist areas such as Edinburgh. Under the Scottish government plans, councils will have until October 2022 to set up a licensing scheme, with all short-term lets licensed by April 2024. Existing hosts and operators would have to apply for a licence by April 2023 under the proposed legislation. Ministers had originally hoped to introduce the new law before May’s Holyrood election but pushed the plans back following backlash from some MSPs. The Scottish Parliament’s Local Government, Housing, and Planning Committee will now consider the proposed legislation and is asking the public to give their views on the issue. Committee convener Ariane Burgess said: “The increase in popularity of short-term …