Second-Home Owners Will Need Planning Permission for Short-Term Holiday Lets

Second-home owners will need to apply for planning permission to rent their properties as short-term lets, in measures the government hopes will protect locals from being pushed out of their communities. On Monday, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities revealed proposals which would see a new planning “use class” created for short-term lets not used as a sole or main home. This would prevent a “hollowing out” of communities and give local councils greater control over their housing stock by making short-term lets subject to a planning process, the department said. The government will also introduce a mandatory national register to provide regional authorities with information on holiday lets in their areas....