Written question asked by Lord Taylor of Warwick (Non-affiliated) on Tuesday, 20 February 2024, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 5 March 2024. It was answered by Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative) on Tuesday, 5 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

Affordable Housing and Holiday Accommodation

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to balance the availability of affordable housing with the need to support the tourist economy, particularly in areas reliant on short-term property rentals.

Answer: We have announced a short-term let use class which will apply to properties that are not someone's sole or main home. Existing short-term lets will be reclassified to the new use class. Permitted development rights will allow properties to change use from a short-term let to a dwellinghouse and vice versa. Where there is an issue, the local planning authority may remove this right and require a planning application where in future a dwellinghouse seeks to become a short-term let.

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