{"id":127036,"date":"2022-06-16T00:25:36","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-guardian-view-on-whitbys-second-home-referendum-highlighting-a-national-crisis-editorial\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T00:39:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T17:39:22","slug":"the-guardian-view-on-whitbys-second-home-referendum-highlighting-a-national-crisis-editorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/the-guardian-view-on-whitbys-second-home-referendum-highlighting-a-national-crisis-editorial\/","title":{"rendered":"The Guardian view on Whitby\u2019s second-home referendum: highlighting a national crisis | Editorial"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nThe future of some of Britain\u2019s most beautiful locations should be determined by locals, not property investorsThe motives behind this week\u2019s referendum on second homes in the North Yorkshire town of Whitby were summed up by a resident who has lived there since she was a child. \u201cIt\u2019s not that we\u2019re against tourism; we\u2019re not,\u201d Sandra Turner told reporters. \u201cBut we don\u2019t want to give up our town either.\u201dAlbeit on a low turnout, the ballot delivered a 93% majority in favour of banning the future sale of new-builds to non-locals. Organised by community activists, the vote may or may not be heeded by the borough council. But a message has been sent, and the referendum will have struck a chord in many other scenic locations. Whitby, where house prices rose by 17% last year, is not alone in feeling somewhat besieged. In rural villages and picture-postcard towns, there is a sense that locals are being priced out and social cohesion eroded by a rising tide of outside investment. Continue reading…
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