Renewing a short-term let licence in Fife
Everything Thistle Compliance knows about renewing a short-term let licence with Fife Council — the fees, the documents, where to send it, and how to find your own expiry date.
- Licence period
- Three years, for a first full licence and a renewal alike. Fife notes that the Scottish Government encourages three-year renewals unless there is good reason to do otherwise.
- Cost to renew
- Same fee as a new application
- We take work here
- Yes
- Fees checked
- 2026-09-29
Fees
Fife prices purely on occupancy — licence type makes no difference. Fees below are the April 2026 schedule; a renewal costs exactly the same as a first full licence.
By maximum occupancy
| Occupancy | First full or renewed licence | Temporary licence | Temporary exemption |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 to 2 | £310 | £258 | £205 |
| 3 to 4 | £372 | £320 | £205 |
| 5 to 6 | £434 | £382 | £205 |
| 7 to 8 | £496 | £444 | £205 |
| 9 to 10 | £558 | £506 | £205 |
| 11 to 12 | £620 | £568 | £210 |
| 13 to 14 | £681 | £630 | £210 |
| 15 to 16 | £743 | £692 | £210 |
| 17 to 18 | £805 | £754 | £210 |
| 19 to 20 | £867 | £816 | £210 |
Other application types
| Above 20 guests | +£62 for each 1–2 additional guests |
|---|---|
| Visit after an alleged breach or complaint | up to £296, at officer hourly rate |
| Licence variation | £78 |
| Transfer application | £78 |
| Duplicate or copy licence | £27 |
Fees read from Fife Council's own published schedule on 2026-09-29 — 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
- Fife's fee
- £372, paid direct to the council
- Gas safety certificate
- £29, paid direct to the engineer
- Total
- £720
What is specific to Fife
- Licence type is irrelevant in Fife — secondary letting, home letting and home sharing all pay the same, and only the maximum occupancy matters.
- No renewal discount: a renewed full licence costs the same as a first one.
- Fife will charge up to £296 for a visit prompted by a complaint or an alleged breach of conditions, billed at officer hourly rate. Few councils charge for this.
- Fife publishes licence expiry dates on its public register, but no holder names — so a property can be looked up by address, not by owner.
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
Fife Council publishes a public register of licensed short-term lets, as every Scottish council must. Your licence details are in it.
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 Fife
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 Fife 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.
Get your renewal handled See full pricing
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. Glasgow City, Midlothian, North Lanarkshire, Perth & Kinross, Renfrewshire — 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.