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Should the government ban non-residents from purchasing residential property in the Lake District?

The Lake District faces a crisis where villages like Coniston become winter 'ghost towns' because 80% of properties are second homes. Proponents argue this 'social cleansing' destroys schools and communities. Opponents warn that banning buyers will crash the £3bn tourism economy and destroy the wealth of local homeowners.

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Response rates from 2.6k UK voters.

43%
Yes
57%
No
36%
Yes
46%
No
6%
Yes, local families are being priced out and socially cleansed from their own villages.
7%
No, instead charge them triple Council Tax to fund affordable local housing.
1%
Yes, restrict ownership strictly to people who work in Cumbria full-time.
2%
No, the regional economy would collapse without the spending power of wealthy weekenders.
2%
No, crashing the market will bankrupt locals who rely on their home's value for retirement.

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 @BDZWNJXanswered…6 days6D

Not just in the lake district across the country, non-resident's shouldn't be able to purchase residential property neither should companies

 @BDQ6MNSanswered…4wks4W

high tax to disinsentivise

 @BDG7H7Lanswered…1mo1MO

Yes, restrict ownership strictly to people who live in Cumbria for 75% of their time - to full-time. Should be restrictions on second homes bought in lake district and on holiday houses

 @BDFM48Fanswered…1mo1MO

Yes. But only in areas with a housing shortage.

 @BD9JQL6answered…2mos2MO

It just needs to be sensibly controlled, allow people to have second homes, but it shouldn't be 80% of properties - these answers are just too polarised across all topics

 @BD5HQGManswered…2mos2MO

Yes. But only in areas with a Coniston-style housing crisis.

 @BCSHM78answered…2mos2MO

Impose an additional tax on top for people buying outside the postcode area and don’t allow them the opportunity to rent it out. Ban all opportunities to rent if they’re not local and merely buying just to make money elsewhere.

 @BBX7Q2Ganswered…3mos3MO

No, this will create a financial barrier to moving there to work. Alternative solution needed.

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