Housing Secretary Michael Gove says he’s going to make changes to the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill currently going through Parliament in a bid to stem the growth of Airbnbs.
In a Parliamentary debate last week Gove was questioned by former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron, who has previously campaigned against the proliferation of short lets in his Lake District constituency.
Farron, who represents Westmorland and Lonsdale, told MPs: “In the Lakes and the dales of Cumbria we have 63 per cent of our employers operating below capacity because there aren’t enough workers in the area. The big problem for us – which I know [Michael Gove] is seeking to tackle – is the collapse the long-term private rented sector into Airbnb.