To detest people that think they own beautiful parts of the world?

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I grew up in a very ugly and undesirable part of the country and now live in a tourist hotspot. I am becoming increasingly frustrated by people that are born and raised here trying to restrict tourism or stop 'outsiders' moving here. The houses are expensive here because it's such a lovely place to live but there isn't much employment except for from tourism. Despite this many locals that I know feel that tourism should be restricted as it makes the town extremely busy in high season. They also think housing should be subsidised for locals.

I feel that there are only so many beautiful places and those lucky enough to be born in them are no more entitled to live and enjoy them than the rest of us who by luck were born elsewhere. This would effectively condemn future people like me to live and visit only the less desirable of areas whilst my children could stay in this lovely area and be subsidised for doing so. It just feels incredibly unfair!

The holiday homes etc are sold to the second home owners by those who live in the area so to a large extent the local community is implicated in the problem! One of the ways of trying to tackle the problem, which is by no means a new thing, is for properties to carry a condition that they can only be sold to those who live and work within the area, it does happen occasionally here in Norfolk.

Also: complain about the smell of muck spreading, noise from tractors, sound of church bells.. even the noise made by barn owls has been a cause of complaint round here

Why do the locals keep selling to the yuppies then?

I think we should come down hard on:

• Airbnb and tax them out of existence
• second homes.

Beyond that I don't see any issue with people settling permanently in tourist hotspots. They contribute to the local economy like anyone else.

And it really is never healthy to not have newcomers in towns and villages...

I live somewhere much beloved by tourists, it's bloody irritating in the summer, but many businesses survive the winter because of the revenue they generate during the summer months. I just avoid the peak tourist areas and revel in the quiet winters!

Our house prices are sky high though as a result being "the place to be". Sadly many people born here cannot afford to be here long term once they leave home.

My mum left the most beautiful little
village because second homers and holiday lets took over and there were not many locals
left so it was dead during non tourist seasons and it lost all its charm.

i think especially where cultures or populations are in danger of being lost or watered down too much the man there should be things in place to ensure locals have priority.

Where the fun in living in or moving to a e.g highland village and everyone there is from the south east of England? I wonder how many of those complaining about people wanting to make it more difficult to move to these “beautiful” places or touristy places also complain about non Brits not assimilating directly into British life and culture because there is a direct comparison. (And for the inevitable well we’re all British response, each region and even each village has its own culture that is slowly being eroded by goodlifers from the south east.)

This idea that people shouldn’t be able to live where they were born is a relatively new concept. Prior to our housing market going round the pipe with batshit crazy inflation, it was possible and it was also the norm. Untrammelled wealth for a smallish section of the population has ruined A LOT for everyone else.

And, OP, you sound like you could have a fight in an empty room.

No one is entitled to cheap housing anywhere never mind beautiful areas. Being born there doesn’t mean you’re entitled to live there at reduced rates. I’m agog anyone would think so.

People have never been able to live where they can’t afford. Since time began they have moved out for work or housing. If someone wants to live where they were born they need to earn the money to do so.

Because obviously the property goes to whoever has the most money.

It's also an area in which a minority language is spoken, and trying to be preserved. And most of these outsiders are speaking English.

I think the affordable housing aimed at locals is so that people that actually physically work in the area (builders, hospitality staff, cleaners, nurses, supermarket staff) can afford to buy homes where they work. I live in a tourist area and I’ve heard a lot of comments about airbnbs and second home owners but we have loads of “locals” that never grew up in the area that are liked and respected.

I think the main problem is that the local council aren't managing the tourism very well and they put the locals second. I see it all the time where I live and the little inconveniences such as taking over car parks for tourist buses or people who only shop at big supermarkets and don't spend money at local businesses make these hostilities add up over time. It's very frustrating.

You sound like exactly the why "they" resent entitled incomers.

Yes, quite. Once you start making rules/putting people into categories, things get very tricky very fast.

I use booking.com I don't like air bnb but whatever way people do it lots of people want to stay in a cottage etc. Licensed or not this still removes houses from the housing market. But as I said in a previous post, and as many other posters have pointed out, the vendors could make sure their house is sold to a family from the local area. But they don't, they sell to the highest bidder.
My husband comes from an area where there's a lot of tourism, there's no other industry there, factories etc have closed and there simply isn't the infrastructure for other industries to open. The roads are too small etc so there are no jobs, so many people of working age have moved away. If there was no tourism there would be nothing there.

Why is it all/only 'tons of Londoners'? Do people from other parts of the UK not come on holiday?

If there isn't affordable housing, who do you think is going to be working in the shops and bars and cafes and attractions that the tourists use?

Yes I could have typed a much longer list but I think (I hope) everyone got the idea!

Absolute crap! Until house prices went through the roof, people could remain where they had grown up, even in tourist hotspots.

That's not true at all. Lots of people had to leave their communities to afford a reasonable standard of life. It's a tale as old as time.

I never said there shouldn't be affordable housing just that locals shouldn't necessarily be prioritised for this affordable housing.

It's on trend to do this, not just UK beauty spots but around Europe. Attitudes across Europe are becoming a different place to it has been.

You need to brush up on your history. Moving for work or affordable housing has gone on for well over a century,

Doesn't this mean that house prices will collapse in the end because no businesses or services will be able to operate due to lack of staff?

I ve never know a place yet thay can’t staff these jobs.