FOI request (FOIR-390093722)

Holiday Lets and Second Homes

Requested Tue 04 January 2022
Responded Thu 13 January 2022

Please can I request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000):

1. The number of properties notified to the council as being holiday lets as of 1st November 2021, 1st November 2020, 1st November 2019 and 1st November 2018.

2. The number of properties notified to the council as being a 'second home' as of 1st November 2021, 1st November 2020, 1st November 2019 and 1st November 2018.

3. The total number of residential properties in the council area as of 1st November 2021, 1st November 2020, 1st November 2019 and 1st November 2018. Please advise if this figure does or does not include holiday lets.

Response

1. Holiday Lets (Those rated as commercial properties):

1st November 2021 - 72

1st November 2020 - 72

1st November 2019 - 72

1st November 2018 - 62

2. Second Homes (Those rated as domestic properties and are either second homes or empty furnished properties, the same discount code applies to both so we cannot filter out which are actually second homes):

1st November 2021 - 751

1st November 2020 - 669

1st November 2019 - 620

1st November 2018 - 571

3. Total Number of Residential of Properties (This will include the figures under question 2 but not question 1):

1st November 2021 - 43,556

1st November 2020 - 43,739

1st November 2019 - 43,700

1st November 2018 - 43,855