Protests have taken place against second homes in Gwynedd
Gwynedd Council is planning a “three pronged attack” on the Welsh Government’s “lack of appetite” in helping tackle the housing crisis facing parts of rural west Wales.
A new council commissioned research paper has recommended measures that would require changes to national planning and taxation legislation, but have been described as long overdue due to spiralling house prices in many areas of Gwynedd.
Finding that almost 60% of local people are currently priced out of the housing market – with 6,849 or 10.77% of the country’s entire housing stock now being designated as second homes – among the earmarked measures to tackle the issue are a licensing system for short-term holiday accommodation such as AirBnBs.