Maddog wrote:Rolluplostinspace wrote:Second homes have been devastating parts of Wales for years.
The houses are only occupied a few months each year meaning the corner shop the butcher the post office the pub has no fucking customers because most of the houses are empty 9 months of they year.
Same is happening in Yorkshire Cumbria and elsewhere.
Eat the rich is sounding more and more sensible by the day.
A.second home is only a problem if it displaces a resident .
If there are 100 resident home owners in Rollupland, and 10 Texans show up and build 10 2nd homes, that's not a problem. You still have your 100 homeowners and the bonus of some Texans popping into town throwing around some cash now amd then. Also, the vacation home owners won't require services like schools, but still pay propeerty and other taxes...
I think what you are missing is that the second homes don't tend to be new builds, they are the established properties that are desirable, what was once a decent family victorian 3 bed terrace undergoes a kitchen extension, has a few walls knocked about, and raises prices across the area - either way Euan who works at the local car repair centre can't afford it for his family now, but it doesn't matter, there aren't enough children left to keep the primary school open, and the post office closed down months ago, the second home owners don't need his garage either
that is probably the difference, there are new builds, of course there are, but the second home purchasers don't want those, they want wisteria, ivy, and 'charm'