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Welsh licensing scheme needs to level accommodation playing field
March 23, 2023
UKHospitality Cymru has called for Welsh Government to use a new statutory licensing scheme to create a “level playing field” between established serviced accommodation businesses and the short-term let sector.
UKHospitality Cymru Executive Director David Chapman said: “
In its response to the Welsh Government’s consultation on a proposed licensing scheme for all accommodation providers, UKHospitality Cymru is clear that any new scheme must not provide any further regulation for the hotel sector and recommends any future scheme automatically grants licences for businesses already recorded with the Welsh Government, for example through business rates, and excludes them from any additional inspections.