Town votes to ban buying of second homes
The mayor of a Cornwall town explains the result of its referendum on property ownership which will mean new housing can only be built for full-time residents.
St Ives held the vote after a surge in holiday homes and a shortage of affordable housing. Mayor Linda Taylor told Daily Politics presenter Jo Coburn there had been "absolutely enormous" international interest in the vote, and it was not the only town to suffer the problem.
But Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg claimed it was a "Luddite approach" that could be difficult to enforce, and more homes should be built to meet demand. He said it was a 鈥渇oolish approach鈥 that could lead to two tiers of property.
Duration:
This clip is from
More clips from 09/05/2016
-
'These people should be called in to see whip'
Duration: 12:36
-
Cycling debate: Gilligan v Street-Porter
Duration: 08:10
-
London 'brought to its knees by cycling'
Duration: 02:27
More clips from Daily Politics
-
Bone and Pound get mood box views—24/07/2018
Duration: 03:14
-
Goodbye to the Daily Politics after 15 years—24/07/2018
Duration: 10:18
-
New political party and splits in existing ones?—23/07/2018
Duration: 02:58
-
What is Labour doing about anti-Semitism?—23/07/2018
Duration: 02:21