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**Damien** · 08-09-2023, 09:49

It's apparently a big issue that some of these places are basically dying because of holiday homes. The economy is dead for 9-10 months of the year because there are so few people living there during the winter months. The local people want to stay in their communities but they're being priced out by people from elsewhere who can not only afford two homes and only afford to keep one of them empty for most of the year!

So people who grew up there have to leave and the economy declines all so someone can holiday there. It's pretty bad.

That if they can afford to own multiple homes without even having to rent them out then maybe more council tax isn't the solution. They can afford that as well.

08-09-2023, 09:49	#5
Damien Remoaner Cable Forum Team Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 32,781	Re: Council Tax on 2nd Homes Wales It's apparently a big issue that some of these places are basically dying because of holiday homes. The economy is dead for 9-10 months of the year because there are so few people living there during the winter months. The local people want to stay in their communities but they're being priced out by people from elsewhere who can not only afford two homes and only afford to keep one of them empty for most of the year! So people who grew up there have to leave and the economy declines all so someone can holiday there. It's pretty bad. That if they can afford to own multiple homes without even having to rent them out then maybe more council tax isn't the solution. They can afford that as well.