'Second home owners have turned our seaside town into ‘Chelsea on Sea’ and forced out locals – I’ve had to move in with nan'
She says Wells is “as dead as a dodo” outside of summer and feels the empty second homes make it harder for businesses to stay afloat.and more homes for locals so we can operate the jobs here instead of people being forced to move further away.
Councillor Arguile said: “Am I appalled by the fact longer-term tenants have been tipped out of houses in order to make houses used by people coming on holiday? Yes, I am.” Will says there used to be "families from up North" visiting but now it's Southerners - many of whom have expensive tastes. Will acknowledges second homes are “a massive problem” but admits “for every second home, there’s a local who made a massive profit selling it to them”.
He’s worked in the area for two years and travels an hour each way from his home, in the village of Guist, but sees no future for himself here. "From Easter onwards business is unstoppable," she said. "You have to see both sides of the coin and be open-minded, there's no point being in business here if you disagree with the second homes.
“He had to move in with me and sleep on the sofa for nearly a year. If Homes For Wells wasn’t here the town would die a death. Locals that work here need to stay here. Another issue is the only nursery in the area has recently closed down, meaning Kayleigh and her employees aren’t able to work as often due to needing to look after their kids.
She told us: “We wouldn’t be able to afford that now, we wouldn’t be able to rent privately either. So many of my friends have moved out of town and struggled. The high level of empty homes has been noticed by the locals, who point out key indicators during our interviews. At the time, Lynne was unaware of the issue of second properties and has since gone on to chair Homes For Wells, which buys houses to rent to locals.
Lynne said: “There are people in Wells that will never get on the housing ladder and at one point it was possible for ordinary working people. He's the chairman of the Neighbourhood Plan Working Party, which is working to tackle housing affordability and second home ownership.
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