From April next 2023, Councils will be able to control the numbers of second homes and holiday lets under new Welsh government plans.
A new licensing scheme for people who want to operate short-term holiday lets, such as Airbnb, is also planned.
First Minister Mark Drakeford and Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price made the announcement as made as part of their co-operation agreement.
Local authorities have already been given the power to increase council tax on second homes by 300% from next year.
Business owners have previously said they fear running holiday-lets will become impossible.
There were 23,974 registered second homes in Wales at the beginning of 2022.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-62034658
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Will England follow suit? for our business, we have been established 16 years, and business rated, during the pandemic this gave us access to local authority support and post-pandemic were able to access bounce back business support in terms of the BBLs loan and here 2 help funding. Many second home owners however were not, their second homes were not registered as a business and were not business rated. Many people have seen opportunities in the emerging domestic tourism industry to the point of market saturation. The move towards tighter regulation to ensure that Local Council tax or Business rates are paid is a welcome proposal for a level playing field going forward.
