Gove offers curbs on holiday lets in talks with Tory housing target rebels
by Jessica Elgot from World news | The Guardian on (#66D3X)
Progress made with at least 60 MPs, says source, as levelling up secretary considers amendments to bill
Michael Gove is resisting efforts from Tory planning rebels to abolish all housing targets but the levelling up department is offering other far-reaching concessions including restrictions on holiday lets such as Airbnb.
A government source said some progress had been made in talks with at least 60 MPs who had signed an amendment that would scrap mandatory local housing targets and make them advisory only.
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