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ReadySteadyPop
Ok, looks like the principle idea is the same all over though, scare off second home owners and get them to sell (at a heavy discount) to a local? Problems might be that it won`t discourage AirBnB and larger companies that hoover up property for rentals?0 -
I live in a small village near the sea. There are a number of caravan parks in the village. When we moved here there were 2 pubs but one has now closed. The other one mostly only opens when the caravanners are here and in the winter the village is dead. We do have a shop and garage and a fish and chip shop but that only opens for the caravan season too. Funnily though whenever houses come up for sale it is nearly always people who have had a caravan here in the past who buy them, then moan that everything is closed in the winter (but when the pubs do open - it's mostly the caravanners who use them and not the locals)0
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lincroft1710 said:Bookworm105 said:ReadySteadyPop said:sheramber said:ReadySteadyPop said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9y544wx3o
Looks like it might not be totally straightforward to just sell a holiday home?
It also seems to be in an area with many second homes , which may not apply to the OP's house.
Their increased charge was already 100% which hasn't seemed to make any difference so hve now increased it to 150%.
Thier intention is to increase the supply of houses for locals.
If prices drop than that is to the benefit of any local buyers.
"Tom Williams has reduced the asking price for his house in Gwynedd by £40,000"
https://youtu.be/4O79Glps-DY?feature=shared
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lincroft1710 said:Bookworm105 said:ReadySteadyPop said:sheramber said:ReadySteadyPop said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9y544wx3o
Looks like it might not be totally straightforward to just sell a holiday home?
It also seems to be in an area with many second homes , which may not apply to the OP's house.
Their increased charge was already 100% which hasn't seemed to make any difference so hve now increased it to 150%.
Thier intention is to increase the supply of houses for locals.
If prices drop than that is to the benefit of any local buyers.
"Tom Williams has reduced the asking price for his house in Gwynedd by £40,000"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O79Glps-DY1 -
Bookworm105 said:lincroft1710 said:Bookworm105 said:ReadySteadyPop said:sheramber said:ReadySteadyPop said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9y544wx3o
Looks like it might not be totally straightforward to just sell a holiday home?
It also seems to be in an area with many second homes , which may not apply to the OP's house.
Their increased charge was already 100% which hasn't seemed to make any difference so hve now increased it to 150%.
Thier intention is to increase the supply of houses for locals.
If prices drop than that is to the benefit of any local buyers.
"Tom Williams has reduced the asking price for his house in Gwynedd by £40,000"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O79Glps-DY0 -
Bookworm105 said:lincroft1710 said:Bookworm105 said:ReadySteadyPop said:sheramber said:ReadySteadyPop said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9y544wx3o
Looks like it might not be totally straightforward to just sell a holiday home?
It also seems to be in an area with many second homes , which may not apply to the OP's house.
Their increased charge was already 100% which hasn't seemed to make any difference so hve now increased it to 150%.
Thier intention is to increase the supply of houses for locals.
If prices drop than that is to the benefit of any local buyers.
"Tom Williams has reduced the asking price for his house in Gwynedd by £40,000"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O79Glps-DYIf you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0 -
artyboy said:Bookworm105 said:lincroft1710 said:Bookworm105 said:ReadySteadyPop said:sheramber said:ReadySteadyPop said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9y544wx3o
Looks like it might not be totally straightforward to just sell a holiday home?
It also seems to be in an area with many second homes , which may not apply to the OP's house.
Their increased charge was already 100% which hasn't seemed to make any difference so hve now increased it to 150%.
Thier intention is to increase the supply of houses for locals.
If prices drop than that is to the benefit of any local buyers.
"Tom Williams has reduced the asking price for his house in Gwynedd by £40,000"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4O79Glps-DY
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TroubledTarts said:ReadySteadyPop said:TroubledTarts said:FlorayG said:I've been reading this thread with interest. I own a small cottage in a holiday town, it's rented out to a local but she's leaving soon and I intend to sell it. I wonder if it will be bought by another local or by someone who wants a second home or even by someone who wants to let it as AirBnB?
Even when good holiday location properties come up locals can't always afford them (depending on the area)
A company we are staying with in the Cotswolds soon seem to be buying up any property in the village we are going to as their portfolio has tripled in the last few years. No signs of holidaying in popular spots subsiding.
I really do wish you would research first before you start things as fact
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2009/aug/13/uk-recession-travel-holidays-staycation
https://the-cfo.io/2010/09/27/recession-gives-british-holiday-industry-a-boost/
When a recession ends people flock abroad but during they are more likely to holiday in the UK.0 -
Grumpy_chap said:ReadySteadyPop said:Ok, looks like the principle idea is the same all over though, scare off second home owners and get them to sell (at a heavy discount) to a local? Problems might be that it won`t discourage AirBnB and larger companies that hoover up property for rentals?
There is no guarantee, even if the idea is successful, that it will make property affordable to local residents.
The second-home owners / holiday makers spend money in the area when there and that spend creates a certain type of employment.
If that spend is eliminated, there needs to have been a strategy in place to create some alternative employment base. One may expect that the LA will use the revenue collected from second-home CT premium to encourage that alternative business investment to the area...1 -
lincroft1710 said:Bookworm105 said:ReadySteadyPop said:sheramber said:ReadySteadyPop said:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg9y544wx3o
Looks like it might not be totally straightforward to just sell a holiday home?
It also seems to be in an area with many second homes , which may not apply to the OP's house.
Their increased charge was already 100% which hasn't seemed to make any difference so hve now increased it to 150%.
Thier intention is to increase the supply of houses for locals.
If prices drop than that is to the benefit of any local buyers.
"Tom Williams has reduced the asking price for his house in Gwynedd by £40,000"0
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