Northumberland's booming tourism industry is making it increasingly difficult for people to live in the area they grew up in.
That's the claim from Northumberland Labour after research from the Campaign for Rural England showed a steep rise in the number of short-term listings advertised in Northumberland over five years. The countryside charity say the surge in the number of homes marketed for Airbnb-style short-term lets is "crippling" the residential markets, with the problem most acute in staycation hotspots.
The issue has seen thousands of families added to social housing waiting lists across the country. The data from CPRE showed the number of short-term listings advertised in Northumberland between September 2016 and September 2021 rose from 78 to 1,829 - an increase of 2,245%.
