Labour wants to bring in a UK-wide licensing system for holiday lets to preserve the “spirit” of costal and rural communities.
The announcement has been made by Shadow housing secretary Lisa Nandy who says her party’s idea would allow areas to “to reap the rewards of thriving tourism” while avoiding “ghost towns” in autumn and winter outside of tourist seasons.
The idea is strikingly similar to that recently announced for Wales, which has a devolved Labour government.
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