【BBC】Holiday lets are pricing us out of homes

The average house price in the Dales last year was £350,548, according to the UK House Price Index, compared to £270,733 in the neighbouring High Peak, which is also a tourist hotspot. And recent figures from Derbyshire Dales District Council show there were 35,595 residential properties in the area in May 2024. However, in some villages in the Dales, the Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) says second homes and holiday lets make up a quarter of all residential units.

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