Renewing a short-term let licence in Perth & Kinross
Everything Thistle Compliance knows about renewing a short-term let licence with Perth & Kinross Council — the fees, the documents, where to send it, and how to find your own expiry date.
- Licence period
- Three years.
- Cost to renew
- Same fee as a new application
- We take work here
- Yes
- Fees checked
- 2026-09-14
Fees
Perth & Kinross charges the same fee for a renewal as for a new application. Fees are banded by number of guests.
New application or renewal — 3-year licence
| Guests | Secondary letting | Home letting / home sharing |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | £350 | £175 |
| 3 to 6 | £530 | £265 |
| 7 to 10 | £900 | £450 |
| 11 or more | £1,600 | £800 |
Other application types
| Variation of licence | £75 |
|---|---|
| Material change of circumstances — person | £75 |
| Material change of circumstances — premises | £175 to £800, on the same guest bands |
| Duplicate licence | £20 |
| Certified true copy of a register entry | £20 |
Fees read from Perth & Kinross Council's own published schedule on 2026-09-14 — source. Council fees are paid by you directly to the council. We never add to them and they never pass through our books.
What it comes to
- Our fee
- £319
- Perth & Kinross's fee
- £530, paid direct to the council
- Gas safety certificate
- £29, paid direct to the engineer
- Total
- £878
What is specific to Perth & Kinross
- There is no renewal discount here. A three-year renewal for a secondary let sleeping six costs the same £530 as a first application.
- Perth & Kinross is one of the councils where secondary-letting fees are high relative to the rest of Scotland at larger occupancies — £1,600 at 11 or more guests.
- Temporary licences and temporary exemptions are charged separately, at a maximum period of six weeks.
What a renewal requires
A renewal is not a lighter version of a first application. It takes the identical document pack:
- EICR electrical reportevery 5 years
- Gas safety certificateevery 12 months
- PAT testing certificateevery 12 months
- Fire risk assessmentperiodic Plus the fire safety checklist, held on site
- Scottish Fire & Rescue safety checklistevery renewal
- Legionella risk assessmentperiodic You can do this one yourself
- Insurance evidence, minimum £2m liabilityevery renewal
- Floor plan and location planevery renewal
- Owner declarationsevery renewal
- Signed Certificate of Complianceevery renewal
- Mandatory-conditions checklistevery renewal
How to find your own expiry date
Perth & Kinross Council publishes a public register of licensed short-term lets, as every Scottish council must. Your licence details are in it.
Open the Perth & Kinross public register
Search for your property address or your own name. If the register does not show an expiry date — most do not — work from your grant date and add the licence period above. If you applied in the 2023 window, your licence expires this autumn.
You do not need us for this part. The register is public and the date is free to find. What we sell is the work between knowing the date and filing the pack.
What we would do for you in Perth & Kinross
You tell us the property. We work out which certificates are in date and which are missing, book accredited local engineers for the gaps, assemble the full pack, and file it with Perth & Kinross Council before your deadline.
£319 for a single property, £379 for a secondary let. Council fees and engineers are paid by you directly, at cost. Filed before your deadline, or your money back.
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What other councils charge
Fees are set locally and the spread across Scotland is wide, so a figure from a neighbouring authority is not a guide to this one. Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, South Ayrshire, West Lothian, City of Edinburgh — or the full list of council guides.
If you are not sure when your licence runs out, the dates and what happens if you miss them is the place to start.