THE most profitable place in Scotland for house homeowners to hire out a spare room on Airbnb has been revealed by new analysis.
Fortunate Highlands residents can command a mean of £77 per night time, or £539 per week, for a room of their house.
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This was adopted by Argyll and Bute, the place the common worth is £73 per night time or £511 per week, and East Lothian at £69 an evening and £483 for a weekly keep.
Edinburgh, the place the native council has launched a crackdown on Airbnb properties, was in sixth place with common charges at £64 for an evening and £448 for every week.
The examine, by backyard room constructing agency Crown Pavilions, discovered that throughout Scotland, on common, folks may anticipate to earn £349 per week by renting out their room.
It was carried out as folks search alternative routes of being profitable throughout the cost-of-living disaster gripping the nation.
Luke Dejahang, chief govt and co-founder of Crown Pavilions, mentioned: “Amidst a cost-of-living disaster in Scotland, persons are more and more looking for alternative routes of producing earnings.
“Searches for ‘easy methods to earn cash’ and ‘passive earnings’ have elevated by 17 per cent and 21 per cent respectively in comparison with final 12 months.
“The Scottish Highlands are one of the vital picturesque and rugged areas of Scotland, and are famed for his or her pure magnificence, lochs and mountains, so it’s no shock that it’s a nice location for Airbnb leases.
“Likewise, the attractive seashores and rolling countryside of East Lothian, or the wealthy historical past and cobbled streets of Edinburgh make these areas excellent hotspots for leases.
“However no matter the place you reside in Scotland, renting out your room may be a good way to earn additional earnings and meet new folks.”
Final 12 months, Edinburgh grew to become Scotland’s first designated Brief-Time period Let Management Space after Holyrood ministers accredited the council’s proposed change to planning necessities.
The measure is geared toward serving to to keep up the provision of long-term residential housing.
It was met with criticism from Airbnb who mentioned it would impression on many individuals who often hire out a property to herald additional earnings to assist them address rising costs.
The highest 10 counties in Scotland the place you may earn probably the most:
- Highlands (£539 per week)
- Argyll and Bute (£511 per week)
- East Lothian (£483 per week)
- Shetland (£462 per week)
- Angus (£462 per week)
- Edinburgh metropolis (£448 per week)
- West Dunbartonshire (£434 per week)
- Perth and Kinross (£420 per week)
- Scottish Borders (£420 per week)
- Orkney (£399 per week)
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