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created by zsh45 on 27/02/2025 at 15:59 UTC
402 upvotes, 22 top-level comments (showing 22)
Comment by J0zey at 27/02/2025 at 16:40 UTC
110 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Was looking to buy a place recently, had an estate agent try and convince me the 8 key boxes outside were for all the elderly care assistants and dog walkers…twice.
I understand 2 maybe even 3 reasonably could be, but every flat in both blocks? No. I’m not living in a place filled with Airbnbs.
Comment by peepthewizard at 27/02/2025 at 16:05 UTC
128 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Jesus Christ, that’s got to be all but one flat in the block.
Comment by Sechzehn6861 at 27/02/2025 at 16:37 UTC
44 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Can't have neighbours whinging if they're all Airbnb's...*taps temple*
Comment by FuzzBuket at 27/02/2025 at 16:03 UTC
177 upvotes, 4 direct replies
seems like the council crackdown on airBNBs is going well.
Comment by FenrisCain at 27/02/2025 at 16:34 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Welll they found a way to solve inconveniencing the neighbours i guess, just don't have any 😂
Comment by GingerSnapBiscuit at 27/02/2025 at 21:28 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Give it five minutes and someone (definitely not a STL landlord) will be here telling us these are all for elderly residents of the flats.
Comment by dryer_monkey at 27/02/2025 at 18:45 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
My sister's place in Western Harbour has 11.
Comment by A45hiq at 27/02/2025 at 16:37 UTC
22 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Thats actually disgusting.
Comment by DSQ at 27/02/2025 at 16:21 UTC
32 upvotes, 4 direct replies
Care workers use these a lot.
Comment by MiserableScot at 27/02/2025 at 16:25 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'm not in Edinburgh anymore, but I have one of these so our walker can get in for the dog when we're out.
The reason I'm not in Edinburgh is due to the last flat we had having 6 STL's in a block of 8, fucking hated it!
Comment by Pinewood26 at 27/02/2025 at 17:49 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Well Logan property is the forest one who comes up as a property management company which runs property as Airbnbs. Or it could be an old fashioned person who talks like hyacinth bucket
Comment by Available-Alps-2204 at 27/02/2025 at 16:31 UTC
5 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Holy house equity batman
Comment by FreshSatisfaction184 at 27/02/2025 at 22:12 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
What are they?
Comment by somekindofnut at 28/02/2025 at 11:36 UTC*
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
It's not just disabled people and STL who use key safes.
For example, people with pets have them for pet sitters.
I have one in case I lose my keys. Please don't assume.
However, as well as being rather a lot of them in OP, it is telling that most of the keysafes are the same model.
I think this implies that they were installed by the same person or company, so I think that does mean one letting company owns a lot of flats in this stairwell.
Comment by RelativeMundane9045 at 28/02/2025 at 12:24 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
My flat still has one from when I moved in during covid so they could hand over the keys 'no contact' style. I can count on one hand how many times I've used it since 2020 though, and I doubt every single tenant in this pic was rotated then. Airbnb makes me sad.
Comment by Ok_Passenger3694 at 27/02/2025 at 19:51 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Key key key key key
Comment by Ok_Deal_964 at 27/02/2025 at 21:20 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
🤮🤮🤮
Comment by Unusual-Composer2710 at 27/02/2025 at 21:22 UTC
1 upvotes, 1 direct replies
You do know you can crack the codes with a thin slither of card?
Comment by LucrativeThinking at 27/02/2025 at 18:59 UTC
0 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Where is that?
Comment by Normal_Human_4567 at 27/02/2025 at 16:18 UTC
-12 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Tbf I've got one of these and I own my house (not in Edinburgh). It's useful for people going in to fix things/water plants. Would never let strangers in in Edinburgh but rural it's useful, also possible some folks have thought "oh, that's handy in case I lock myself out, can get the spare key from downstairs"
Comment by [deleted] at 27/02/2025 at 16:57 UTC
-8 upvotes, 2 direct replies
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Comment by Adventurous-Rub7636 at 27/02/2025 at 20:19 UTC
-7 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Aristotle “People pay most attention to what is their own; they care less for what is common.” Aristotle aptly notes that “people give most attention to their own property, less to what is communal, or only as much as it falls to them to give.” Adam Smith’s (albeit a Fifer rather than an enlightened Edinburgh thinker) said “The protection of private property makes economic progress possible” The STL debate in Edinburgh is still somewhat entertaining but getting a bit old now.
