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Episode: All Work and No Homes
Description: Communities in the Scottish Highlands are facing a housing crisis so bad, it’s been described as a clearance for the 21st century. According to the Convenor of the Highland Council, Bill Lobban, “the species most under threat in the Cairngorms National Park isn’t the Capercaillie but the young family trying to find a home”. Ironically one key cause of the problem is also what brings most into the local economy – tourism.Across the region the growth of the tourism and hospitality industry is driving the demand for 2nd homes and many houses are now used for short...