The families forced out of Cornish villages by second homes join protest march calling for a change in the law

 More news, if you ever have doubts about how serious the assualt upon Cornwall is. My guess is mosyyt parts of Cornwall will resemble this, the other areas will continue to be advertised and given to people from up-long.

Mark Semmens’ family has lived in Mousehole for generations.

But he says despite earning what many would class as a decent wage in west Cornwall, he and his brother have been priced out of the village by second home owners.

“My family has lived in Mousehole for generations, but there’s no way my brother or I could afford a house in the village we were brought up in,” he said.

“And I’m lucky enough to be on a decent wage for this part of the country.

“I’ve watched all the older generation pass away and then their property is swept up by either a company who then rent it out as a holiday home or some extremely affluent individuals from a big city somewhere who buy it to live in it for a month a year collectively.

“Any local businesses struggle now as fewer and fewer people actually live there whereas before the general store or post office used to be the go to for the whole community.”

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