A Scarborough councillor is calling on the government to take action over holiday homes.
Councillor Janet Jefferson says the number of properties being turned from second homes in to holiday homes is causing issues with both the supply of housing and the amount of money local councils get to provide services:
Councillor Jefferson says the holiday homes are often set up as businesses and therefore don't pay rates:
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Councillors in the East Riding have expressed a mixture of shock and outrage following the government's "fairer funding review," a provisional settlement that local leaders claim will leave the authority as one of the most financially vulnerable in the country.
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East Riding Council is embarking on a significant organisational overhaul that will include workforce reductions as the local authority grapples with what leaders describe as a "structural" funding crisis.
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