Property News · April 1, 2022

‘Everyone wants a piece of Cornwall’: locals up in arms over second homes


Residents propose radical legislation amid growing anger at lack of affordable housingDesperate residents in north Cornwall have described themselves as an “endangered species” and are calling for compulsory purchases of unoccupied second homes amid a deepening crisis in affordable housing.The coastal village of St Agnes – located on what one estate agent has labelled the “platinum edge” of the UK – has witnessed a mass protest and hostile graffiti in recent weeks, as outrage has turned into activism. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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