Officials in Carmarthenshire have said they're considering introducing council tax premiums on second homes and empty properties in the county.
The Welsh Government is proposing a ‘fair chance scheme’ in areas with high numbers of second homes that could mean sellers must advertise to local Welsh...
The Welsh Government has been accused of disregarding the experience, expertise and livelihoods in the tourism industry with its radical programme, announced today, to address second...
The Welsh Government have announced new planning laws, a statutory licensing scheme and proposals to change land transaction tax as part of a package of measures...
New research has revealed just how much worse off the nation’s first-time buyers are, as a result of the pandemic property market boom – with first-time...
The Welsh Government has announced an increase to the maximum level of council tax premiums for second homes, as well as new local tax rules for...
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has welcomed aspects of the Welsh Governments’ consultation on planning legislation and policy for second homes and short term holiday lets,...
Pembrokeshire County Council’s Cabinet has recommended placing a 100 per cent Council Tax premium on second homes. It also plans to retain an existing 100 per...
Views are being sought on potential changes to local taxes which could be used by local authorities to tackle the effects that large numbers of second...
The plan comes as the minister with responsibility for housing, Julie James visited a housing development in Pembrokeshire where she heard from one young local who...
Wales’ largest independent accountancy firm, Bevan Buckland LLP, has warned that buy-to-let landlords, second homeowners and those who have inherited a property they are not living in are being tripped up...
Plaid Cymru Senedd Elections candidate for Dwyfor Meirionnydd, Mabon ap Gwynfor, has today warned that the second homes crisis facing rural Wales threatens a “lost generation” with young...
A Swansea University report has made 12 policy recommendations to the Welsh Government to address the second homes crisis in Wales and its impact on Welsh...