Comment on Why are we building homes when so many are standing empty?

• galmuth@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Making short term rental completely illegal is not a good idea as it would impact on local tourism etc, but they should allow (or force) councils to limit licences for short term rentals to a certain percentage of housing.

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  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There’s hotels for tourists

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    • frazorth@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I wouldn’t visit.

      I have two children, and the number of hotels where I can get joining rooms so I dont have to actually share with them is basically zero.

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      • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        It didn’t prevent tourists from visiting before so I’m sure you would just learn to live with it.

        Anyway, short term rental and the abundance of tourists compared to locals caused by short term rentals actually hurts the local economy because it drives out people who are present 24/7 and need non tourist oriented services.

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• RobotToaster@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Why stop at short term?

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  • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Because some people don’t want to own the place they live in?

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