on the property ladder elsewhere and then move to whitby after that. the problem here in whitby is like so many other popular tourist spots. house prices are high, pushed up by demand for second homes and holiday lets. but wages are low, and that means that young people can t get a foot on the property ladder. now north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes. but will that really help? councillor neil swanwick says the plan has cross party support, but thinks much more is needed. this government s had 12 years to solve this problem that is affecting coastal areas like whitby very seriously, and the problem has got worse over those 12 years. and this is really the first thing that they ve come up with, because it needs government legislation in order to enable local authorities to take these steps. some whitby streets are full of holiday cottages, but because they re businesses, they won t be covered by the new double council tax.
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on the property ladder. now north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes. but will that really help? councillor neil swanwick says the plan has cross party support, but thinks much more is needed. this government s had 12 years to solve this problem that is affecting coastal areas like whitby very seriously, and the problem has got worse over those 12 years. and this is really the first thing that they ve come up with, because it needs government legislation in order to enable local authorities to take these steps. some whitby streets are full of holiday cottages, but because they re businesses, they won t be covered by the new double council tax. joyce stangoe is a local campaigner and says the lack of young families is becoming critical. we re losing people from the schools, we re losing public transport, and we re also short on people to fill the jobs. affordable housing is one
0livia richwald reports from whitby. yeah. so when i first moved to whitby, i lived in the top storey flat there, and tried to buy the house next door when it came up for sale, but it went for about 60,000 over the asking price. joe redfern is a marine biologist who runs a lobster hatchery in whitby. he can t afford to buy in the town he loves and calls home. i work in whitby, i love it in whitby. i want to stay in whitby, but mightjust have to kind of get on the property ladder elsewhere and then move to whitby after that. the problem here in whitby is like so many other popular tourist spots. house prices are high, pushed up by demand for second homes and holiday lets. but wages are low, and that means that young people can t get a foot on the property ladder. now north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes. but will that really help? councillor neil swanwick says the plan has cross party support, but thinks much more is needed.
out their second homes, to help local residents who are struggling to find housing. 0livia richwald reports from whitby. yeah. so when i first moved to whitby, i lived in the top storey flat there, and tried to buy the house next door when it came up for sale, but it went for about 60,000 over the asking price. joe redfern is a marine biologist who runs a lobster hatchery in whitby. he can t afford to buy in the town he loves and calls home. i work in whitby, i love it in whitby. i want to stay in whitby, but mightjust have to kind of get on the property ladder elsewhere and then move to whitby after that. the problem here in whitby is like so many other popular tourist spots. house prices are high, pushed up by demand for second homes and holiday lets. but wages are low, and that means that young people can t get a foot on the property ladder. now north yorkshire county council plans to double the council tax on second homes. but will that really help? councillor neil swanwick says th