Emeritus Prof Christopher May on Nostr: Can we engineer down house prices, as part of the solution to the UK abiding & ...
Can we engineer down house prices, as part of the solution to the UK abiding & ongoing housing crisis?
Well, in Gwynedd, this *has* been achieved by the council's tax & planning attrition towards second homes....
Might this work more widely & what would be the impact of more councils adopting the same tactic; my guess is we'll soon find out!
#housing #wales
h/t Rowan Moore
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