Source: ONS Business Register and Employment Survey (2022)
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[1] Wales Council Tax dwellings data collection (2023); Valuation Office Agency (2023)
[2] Wales Council Tax dwellings data collection (2023); Valuation Office Agency (2023)
[3] Ceredigion Second Homes and Holiday Lets Data, report to Language Committee (2021): This trend is also recognisable in England, and attributed to the rise of peer-to-peer services: House of Common Library (2023)
[4] Dr Simon Brooks, in “Second homes: Developing new policies in Wales” (2021).
[5] The proposed Direction would come into effect from 1 September 2024.
[6] Press Release: Welsh Government announces three-pronged approach to address “second homes crisis (2021)
[7] Council tax on empty and second homes
[8] Policy and Strategy A licensing scheme for visitor accommodation in Wales (July 2023):
[9] Written statement: Changes to planning legislation and policy for second homes and short-term lets (September 2022)
[10] Dr Simon Brooks, “Second homes: Developing new policies in Wales” (2021):
[11] In the year ending December 2022, the median house price in England was £285,000, compared to £195,000 in Wales. In Gwynedd, the median house price was £190,000. Source: HM Land Registry.
[12] RTPI: Holiday Homes in Wales: How can planning support the management of holiday homes (2021):
[13] https://www.gov.wales/non-domestic-rates-actuals-april-2021-march-2022-html
[14] Source: Business Register and Employment Survey (2022).
[15] Source: Welsh Government Regional and Local Tourism Profiles (2017-2019).
[16] “Second and Holiday Homes and the Land Use Planning System Research Report” (2002), Mark Tewdwr-Jones, Nick Gallent and Alan Mace, the Bartlett School of Planning, University College London (commissioned by the Welsh Government).
[17] Holiday lets and the private rental sector (Bevan Foundation, September 2022)
[18] Census 2021 reports 1,467,190 dwellings in Wales
[19] Future Wales The National Plan 2040 (2021)
[20] An annual increase of 7.5%
[21] ONS Business Register and Employment Survey (2022) – accommodation and food sector (as a proxy for the tourism sector).
[22] Research on second homes: evidence review summary (Welsh Government, 2021): Research on second homes: evidence review summary | GOV.WALES
[23] For example , a third increase in council tax premiums for second homes by the Gwynedd (since 2018) appears to be mitigating against more second homes in the area – given the number of second homes has already reduced by 5% between July 2018 and July 2022 (see also Gwynedd Council, “Paper justifying the introduction of the Article 4 Direction: Gwynedd Local Planning Authority Area” (June 2023)
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