A prominent property industry figure says he backs higher council tax for unlet and vacant second homes but warns that Airbnb hosts should not be hammered the same way.
National Association of Property Buyers spokesman Jonathan Rolande says: “We’d be 100 percent behind elevated council tax for second homes that are unlet and often left vacant. They contribute little to the local economy and frankly, if people want somewhere of their own to pop to for a holiday, they should pay for it.
“After All, the rest of us must stay in a hotel so there is little downside.”