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Radio Cumbria,4 mins

Keswick second homes increase

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In 2011, 14% of it's properties were holiday homes, 10 years later it's 25%. Both the local authorities in Cumbria began charging double council tax on second homes and there are plans to use the planning system to curb numbers.

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