questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of second-home ownership on housing availability in coastal and rural communities.
answerText: The government recognise that excessive concentrations of short-term lets and second homes impact on the availability and affordability of homes for local residents to buy and rent, as well as local services. Local authorities are now able to apply a prem...
heading: Second Homes