Short lets could need planning permission under new devolution proposal

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"I understand that regional mayors may soon be given the power to ban properties from being used as short-term lets," writes James Forsyth, political editor of The Spectator, in The Times.

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There's not a lot of detail to go on, but early property industry reactions to the latest proposed planning reforms have been less than positive.
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Last year's "radical" Planning Bill is long gone, replaced with watered-down reforms that promise local referenda on planning decisions and a few other tweaks.
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Councils to be given new powers to tackle issues caused by the massive growth in homes being offered up as short-term accommodation; ministers also 'carefully and urgently' considering further tax changes…