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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Bradley Jolly

'We're being forced out of our seaside town by Airbnbs and second homes'

Residents of an upmarket coastal town say they're being forced out of the property market because so many people are buying second homes.

Communities in Falmouth, Cornwall are furious with the rise in people snapping up holiday homes to rent out on sites like Airbnb. It is argued this trend has squeezed locals out of the competitive property ladder.

Oliver Berry, who lives in Falmouth, said: "The competition’s fierce. Every property has dozens of applicants. There are too few places, and too many people looking.

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