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Written question asked by Rachael Maskell (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 September 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 October 2021. It was answered by Christopher Pincher (Conservative) on Monday, 18 October 2021 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Holiday Accommodation and Second Homes

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what estimate his Department has made of the number of (a) properties used for airbnb, (b) other short term holiday let properties and (c) the number of second homes (i) nationally and (ii) in York.

Answer

The Department has not made an estimate of the number of properties used for AirBnB, other short term let properties and the number of second homes nationally or in York.

At household level, the English Housing Survey in 2017/18, reported that 12% of households rented part or all of their home out in the 12 months prior to the survey using home sharing organisations, such as AirBnB. The frequency or length of period is not known.

Some details are available in the 2017/18 Home ownership report at https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2017-to-2018-home-ownership and the 2018/19 Second homes fact sheet at: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/english-housing-survey-2018-to-2019-second-homes-fact-sheet.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
53279
Session
2021-22
Subjects
Buildings Holiday accommodation Second homes Airbnb
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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