To: The Editor - @Sheringham
May I be permitted to make a response to your article by 'Vic' in issue 4 concerning the
ownership of holiday and investment properties in Sheringham.
I own a number of properties in Sheringham and have, in the past, 'let them out' for
around nine months in the year. I live and work in Sheringham and in my opinion such
holiday homes make a valuable contribution to the local economy.
Firstly, without the holiday trade, Sheringham would be a dormitory town for commuters.
The opportunities for local employment would be minimal and very few of the shops and
amenities could survive.
Secondly, if there were no cottages or apartments for holiday makers to rent then visitors
actually staying in Sheringham could be cut by half. Now it's true to say that on a sunny
day in August the number of day trippers can outnumber those staying in Sheringham ten
fold, but not every day or every week in the season is bright and sunny and it's at those
times that the business community relies upon the self-catering holidaymaker to support
them in restaurants and food shops.
Thirdly, one of Sheringham's greatest assets is its high-street shops. During my years
renting holiday cottages one of the great attractions for visitors was to eat in the local
pubs and restaurants and to buy good quality local produce. As far as I can see, much of
the local population wants to support the London based supermarket chains rather than the
Sheringham based butchers, bakers and fishermen.
I do agree with 'Vic' that it is right and proper that holiday home owners should pay a
full community tax. I would go further than that and say that as they run a business they
should pay a full business rate - I certainly did. I believe that if business rates were
applied to all investment properties then Porcha's parents might be persuaded to rent out
their investment property to holiday makers thus making a valuable contribution to the
local economy.
Yours faithfully
Tony Randall, 11 Whitehall Yard, Sheringham |
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