In the picturesque seaside village of Hope Cove, second home ownership is running at an alarming 80%. 🏠 thetimes.co.uk/article/the-de…
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The ageing residents who remain in the south Devon parish fear that the march of the holiday home is increasing. “The place is like a graveyard [out of holiday season],” said retiree Tom Windle, who moved to the parish in 2009.
In winter the dark streets are often only punctuated by lights in the windows of every third or fourth house in a row.
Windle, who at 70 describes himself as “one of the younger ones”, said: “There has been no attempt to bring in young families or anything that is affordable. It has always been a question of ‘let’s knock down and build holiday homes’.”