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St Ives second home ban backfires as construction companies leave and house prices rise, LSE study finds

31 October 2019

However, Professor Christian Hilber believes the ban could increase the "ghost town effect" as it inadvertently reduced the number of available homes due to building companies finding new work in surrounding areas.
The Professor of Human Geography argued that competition between summer dwellers and local residents intensified as demand switched from new-builds to existing homes after the new regulations were introduced.

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