News about Karen Young
Due to a surge in Airbnb and short-term lets, pop-up brothels and stag parties are flooding our city, according to the people of Cambridge
www.dailymail.co.uk,
October 21, 2023
As fed-up locals call for a crackdown on rowdy activity and stag parties flooding the city, Cambridge council leaders have voted for new policies that give greater control over short-term lets. Second homes have also portrayed the River Cam's population as being blighted by second homes. After complaining that the situation was causing "an incredible amount of anxiety for residents," Liberal Democrats councillor Karen Young called for the motion.
The war on holiday lets moves inland: Cambridge considers cracking down on AirBnbs and holiday homes they say have 'squeezed' young locals out of the city
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October 17, 2023
The war on holiday lets has erupted, with councillors in a landlocked city poised to vote on whether or not to take steps against homes being converted into investment property. Banning short-term rentals and holiday homes has been banned around the country due to allegations that they inflate prices, leaving locals with no way to get on the property ladder. However, historic Cambridge is now considering issuing a request that the government cracks down on the activity.