A Partick Airbnb where neighbours complained about guests trying to enter their flats and playing loud music has been granted a licence despite their objections.
They also raised concerns about the owner, claiming he refused to communicate in “a reasonable manner”. Cllr Alex Wilson, SNP, the licensing committee chairman, told residents they had “grounds for objections on several things”, but said he believed the applicant’s representative had “addressed quite a few of those issues”.One objector said strangers were “accessing the property all through the week” and had “accidentally tried opening our door in the middle of the night” which was “quite alarming”.
Another objector said: “As an owner-occupier within the same tenement close, I feel use of the commercial short-term let has a negative impact on the quality of life and security.” Mr Coutts’ representative said they had “made a decision that we are going to focus on bringing more mid-term lets to that flat”, and would be looking for stays of a month or longer.