Sad: Rightmove shows increasing number of B&Bs, Bunkhouses etc up for sale

PeteHall

PeteHall

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In a capitalist country, work hard, earn money, spend it on what you like? Isn't that how it's supposed to work?  :confused:

I'm pretty sure local authorities do have various levers they can pull to reduce the number of 2nd homes/ holiday lets in a region, but preventing quality development because an 'outsider' is more likely to buy it really is scraping the nimby barrel. In fact, it is blatant and open racism. It is also says a lot of their view of Welsh speakers that they think they can't afford a nice house.

If the schools are Welsh language, or at least teach Welsh language, the kids of the 'wealthy incomers' will learn Welsh and likely the parents will pick it up too. I have a Polish mate in South Wales, who speaks better Welsh than most Welsh people, having learnt since moving there. Should he have been blocked from moving by local planning policy???
 
Paul Marvin

Paul Marvin

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PeteHall said:
In a capitalist country, work hard, earn money, spend it on what you like? Isn't that how it's supposed to work?  :confused:

I'm pretty sure local authorities do have various levers they can pull to reduce the number of 2nd homes/ holiday lets in a region, but preventing quality development because an 'outsider' is more likely to buy it really is scraping the nimby barrel. In fact, it is blatant and open racism. It is also says a lot of their view of Welsh speakers that they think they can't afford a nice house.

If the schools are Welsh language, or at least teach Welsh language, the kids of the 'wealthy incomers' will learn Welsh and likely the parents will pick it up too. I have a Polish mate in South Wales, who speaks better Welsh than most Welsh people, having learnt since moving there. Should he have been blocked from moving by local planning policy???
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I thought just that Pete about what they think of Welsh speakers , my view on life now is if your healthy then your wealthy !  (y)
 
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Speleofish

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It's difficult. I understand the argument that limiting development that may be exploited by wealthy incomers is nimbyist (therefore bad). On the other hand, allowing an existing (fragile) community to be diluted by large numbers of people from outside may be deleterious.
What would you say about a proposed holiday development in the upper Amazon among the Yanomami? I accept that the is an extreme example, but it illustrates the point.
 
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Carbide1

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Speleofish said:
It's difficult. I understand the argument that limiting development that may be exploited by wealthy incomers is nimbyist (therefore bad). On the other hand, allowing an existing (fragile) community to be diluted by large numbers of people from outside may be deleterious.
What would you say about a proposed holiday development in the upper Amazon among the Yanomami? I accept that the is an extreme example, but it illustrates the point.
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A complicated question if you look what happened during the 'Welsh Klondike'

I suspect any contact with the outside world will ultimately destroy the Yanomami.
 
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