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Holiday parks to house homeless people in Cornwall
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Cornwall Council is to buy two unnamed holiday parks in the county that will house homeless people and families, as part of a £15 million package of measures to increase the amount of temporary accommodation amid the housing shortage. According to the BBC, the two parks are located in the Hayle and Helston areas, […]
England sees 20 per cent jump in second homes “flipped” to holiday lets
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Analysis of government figures by real estate advisers Altus Group has revealed the number of holiday homes trading as businesses has grown by more than a fifth since the start of the pandemic. More than 11,000 second homeowners in England have “flipped” their properties to become holiday lets. The data shows 67,578 homes classified […]
Wheal Tor inn and glamping pods sold for £600k
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Wheal Tor in Cornwall, comprising eight rooms and a range of ‘Hobbit Houses’, has been sold off a guide price of £590,000 to a family team. Charlotte and Adriano Kenilvort, along with Charlotte’s parents Paul and Winsome Riddle, purchased the property from Mark and Maxine Frost. It marks the quartet’s first hospitality renovation project. […]
Away Resorts acquires St Ives Bay Holiday Park
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Resort operator Away Resorts has acquired Cornish holiday park St Ives Bay Holiday Park, backed by private equity firms Freshstream and LDC. Located seven miles east of St Ives—one of Cornwall’s most popular staycation destinations—the resort will become the eighth to be owned by Away Resorts. The 120-acre holiday park has been in family […]
Three Mile Beach to launch in Cornwall in Easter 2021
Reading Time: 2 minutesLondon: Easter 2021 will see the highly-anticipated launch of Three Mile Beach, a collection of 15 have-it-all beach houses on the northern Cornish coast, four miles east of St. Ives. Created by Audley Travel founder Craig Burkinshaw and his partner Joanne Le Bon, Three Mile Beach is designed to evoke the carefree fun and nostalgia […]
Cornwall retains position as UK’s favourite staycation destination
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Property agency Spot Blue International Property has revealed why Cornwall has maintained its position as the UK’s favourite staycation destination. The county’s popularity has been attributed in large part to the expanding domestic holiday home market, the uncertainty over Brexit and improving transport links to the South West of England. In a survey, a […]
Rise in Airbnb properties in Cornwall led to overcrowding this summer
Reading Time: 3 minutesCornwall: The rise in Airbnb properties in Cornwall on the market led to major overcrowding issues in the county this summer. Visit Cornwall said there were about 9,000 Airbnb properties in Cornwall in August, compared to just 17 in January 2016. Malcolm Bell, chief executive officer for Visit Cornwall said the gridlocked roads were down […]
UK government examining holiday home loophole
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: The government is looking into a tax loophole that allows owners of holiday homes to avoid paying council tax and business rates. The home owners can convert the properties to business use and enjoy small business rate relief to avoid both charges. Conservative MP for St Austell and Newquay Steve Double, speaking at recent […]