There is some evidence that properties are being purchased for Airbnb lettings in areas and housing estates that have not previously appealed to the rental sector. However, he added: “If properties are being bought and are being exclusively used for Airbnb lettings, they should be registered as a business. Such properties are now listed for £130 or more a night on Airbnb – much more during the peak tourism season.Ĭumbrian county councillor Jonathan Brook said he did not object to people renting out their homes on a short-term basis, when it could be argued they are “actually contributing to the viability of a community, as the guests will use the local services at a time when the owners themselves are not”. Six years on, a two-bed terrace in the village now sells for £325,000, way out of the reach of working locals, who earn on average just £345 a week. In Chapel Stile, a picturesque village in the Langdales, research from the local school found 70% of houses were not regularly occupied. In 2014 30% of homes in some parts of the Lake District national park were classed as second homes.
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