Tax \u2013 using national and local taxation systems to ensure second home owners make a fair and effective contribution to the communities in which they buy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nThere will also be a pilot area in Wales \u2013 to be decided over the summer – where these new measures will be trialled and evaluated before being considered for wider rollout.<\/p>\n
Other supporting actions, including the work on a registration scheme for all holiday accommodation and a consultation on changes to local taxes to manage the impact of second homes and self-catered accommodation, will also begin over the summer.<\/p>\n
A Welsh Language Community Housing Plan, to protect the particular interests of Welsh language communities, will be published for consultation in the autumn.<\/p>\n
Last year, Wales became the only country in the UK to give local authorities the power to charge 100% council tax increase on second homes.<\/p>\n
In St David\u2019s, Julie James met local resident Rachel Kelway-Lewis, 25, from Solva and Josh Phillips, 33, pub landlord at Harbourside Inn in Solva and chair of the Community Land Trust.<\/p>\n
The minister said:<\/p>\n
\u2018Meeting with Rachel, Josh from the Community Land Trust, Pembrokeshire Council, and the developers ateb today, has demonstrated how community action and good government policy can work together to bring fairness back into our housing market.<\/p>\n
\u2018The continuing rise of house prices mean people, especially younger generations, can no longer afford to live in the communities they have grown up in. A high concentration of second homes or holiday lets can have a very detrimental impact on small communities, and in some areas could compromise the Welsh language being spoken at a community level.<\/p>\n
\u2018We have already taken strides on some of these issues – last year we became the only nation in the UK to give local authorities the power to introduce a 100% council tax levy on second homes. But the urgency and gravity of this situation calls for further intervention, which means real and ambitious actions are delivered at pace, to inject fairness back into the housing system.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The new plan follows a report published in March on developing new policies on second homes by Dr Simon Brooks of Swansea University.<\/p>\n
The minister said: \u2018Taking recommendations from Dr Brooks\u2019s report, our new three-pronged approach will kick-start a summer of action which will determine how we tackle this issue now and into the future. I am calling on all political parties across the Senedd to get involved in this, as we look to empower our communities to exercise their right to live in good quality homes, wherever they are in Wales.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Josh Phillips said:<\/p>\n
\u2018The current housing market in Pembrokeshire is at an all-time high with properties locally being snapped up for well above asking prices. The Solva Community Land Trust is a pioneer development for community led housing in Wales and hopes to deliver 18 properties locally within the next three years. Our vision is to create housing that is affordable and environmentally low impact, helping to stem the tide of young people having to relocate and draining our community of their energy and talents.\u2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Rachel Kelway-Lewis said:<\/p>\n
\u2018Since the pandemic and the increase in home working, more people are looking for property here, with some houses going for over \u00a3500,000 and selling extremely quickly. Some of these houses will be vacant for much of the year, or are used as Air BnBs rather than renting to locals, increasing rent prices for us, too.<\/p>\n
\u2018All of my friends are experiencing the same issues. We\u2019re working full time but we can\u2019t buy or even rent in the local area, unless we\u2019re lucky enough to have financial help from our parents. Lots of my friends have had to move away to get on the housing ladder.’<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Over the summer Welsh Government will work to:<\/p>\n
\n- Work with stakeholders to agree the basis and location or locations for an evaluated pilot<\/li>\n
- Develop a coherent and effective support package to trial within the pilot<\/li>\n
- Frame a statutory registration scheme for all tourist accommodation and continue to engage with stakeholders on the shape of the model, including both the registration and inspection arrangements<\/li>\n
- Consult on possible changes to local taxes to support local authorities manage the impact of second homes and self-catered accommodation<\/li>\n
- Establish a draft Welsh Language Communities Housing Plan for consultation in the Autumn.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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