Campaigners call for crackdown on holiday lets available in York

A consultation on the issue ends later

Author: Iona Stewart-RichardsonPublished 21st Sep 2022
Last updated 21st Sep 2022

Campaigners say enough is enough - and the Government's got to crack down on the number of holiday lets available in York.

A consultation on the impact of short term rentals ends tonight.

There are now more than two thousand available in York.

It's thought cash buyers from the South are snapping up properties and putting them on sites like Airbnb.

York Central MP Racheal Maskell says it's driving people out of the City because they can't afford to get on the housing ladder.

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