Warning that 'we need to get to grips with impacts of second homes'
Teignbridge has almost the same number of second homes as people on the housing waiting list
Last updated 28th Nov 2022
As the number of second homes here reaches a record high, we've learnt those buying them have started complaining Devon's losing its charm.
There's now around 100 properties a month here, becoming second homes or holiday homes, one of the highest rates in the country.
Teignbridge currently has 1,253 people on the local housing waiting list and 1,272 second homes
Councillor Martin Wrigley unearthed the figures and is calling for changes to ensure second homes and holiday lets contribute more to things like council tax and bin collections.
There is currently 13,363 properties in Devon classed as second homes, according to new research by Action on Empty Homes, who call it an 11 per cent yearly increase.
In September we told you about a woman in North Devon who was having to live in a different holiday let each week - just to stay local and keep her job
Teignmouth councillor David Cox has suggested' we don't have a housing crisis so much as a greed crisis;
Both West Devon and South Hams councils have declared housing a crisis
All this week, both on air and online, we're looking at what some campaigners are calling Devon's housing crisis.