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Holiday homes not the problem.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| October 10, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Daily Post (Liverpool))

Byline: Tom Bodden

ASSEMBLY Ministers were urged yesterday to tackle the housing pressures in rural Wales.

A new report by academics revealed that holiday and second home owners were not to blame for housing problems.

But retirement homes, bought in sought-after coastal and country areas in West Wales, and commuting were impacting on prices, forcing local firsttime buyers out of the market.

The report concluded that permanent retirement migration and a lack of affordable local housing were more significant issues for Welsh communities.

It makes 22 recommendations to the Assembly stressing the …

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