Whitby votes to limit sales of second homes

Move to restrict sales of new-build properties is not legally binding but organisers hope to influence planning decisions

Whitby has become the latest tourist hotspot to vote for a limit on the sale of second homes as residents sounded a “very loud message that enough is enough”.

Families in the Yorkshire fishing port said they had been priced out of the housing market as wealthy incomers paid exorbitant prices for holiday boltholes.

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