Holiday home hunters blocked from buying South Uist property in new move for island market – The Scotsman – 31st October 2021

Holiday Homes will be banned from South Uist, Ireland to allow locals to buy local properties. The rest of the world is catching up with the fact that overtourism is a problem. Australia hasn’t – yet.

Holiday home hunters have been frozen out of a sale in South Uist in a bold new move to keep the island market open for first time buyers and islanders.

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/holiday-home-hunters-blocked-from-buying-south-uist-property-in-new-move-for-island-market-3438064?fbclid=IwAR0MPfY9N0Ui0q4p9ccGli9JqjqR9sedAfX3bVMGVaZaDJu04qLSBZYXPVk