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Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Italian resort of Forte dei Marmi turns against rich tourist
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/ju ... i-tourists

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After years of welcoming well-heeled tourists from around the world with open arms, one of Tuscany's smartest, most discreet beach resorts is in revolt against outsiders, wealthy or not.

Forte dei Marmi – the traditional summer retreat for Italian captains of industry, writers and film stars – is changing the law to try to stop locals fleeing because of house prices driven out of control by incoming Russian millionaires. The town's combative mayor, Umberto Buratti, is reserving space next to luxury villas with sea views for new homes that will only be sold to locally-born buyers or long-term residents. Other Italian resorts with similar problems will monitor the experiment with interest.
Author:  belchingmatt [ Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Italian resort of Forte dei Marmi turns against rich tourist
This must be going against some EU law or the other somewhere.
Author:  Linux_User [ Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Italian resort of Forte dei Marmi turns against rich tourist
Fantastic idea. They should bring it in over here.
Author:  ProfessorF [ Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:28 pm ]
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Knowing how much the Italians love their red tape, it's a miracle anyone can buy a house in Italy.
Watch with interest, I reckon.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Sun Jul 04, 2010 10:42 pm ]
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Linux_User wrote:
Fantastic idea. They should bring it in over here.

I agree. Cornwall will use this. It might rebuild communities again.
Author:  big_D [ Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:09 am ]
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It is common sense, so it is bound to fail, but I'll keep my fingers crossed that it does succeed. Affordable housing for local families in "holiday" areas is very much needed - as long as the title on the property restricts reselling to local for 50 years or something, otherwise you'll get locals buying cheap, selling high and buggering off anyway... :?
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Jul 05, 2010 8:42 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Italian resort of Forte dei Marmi turns against rich tourist
I think it will be good for the area. It will retain locals and the character of an area. It will also retain a significant local population in the off season, which has been a problem in the lake district and cornwall. Maybe the restrictions should be permanent rather than 50 years otherwise families will sell out a generation or two later and you are back to square one.
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Jul 05, 2010 4:48 pm ]
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belchingmatt wrote:
This must be going against some EU law or the other somewhere.


That was my first thought too...
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:52 pm ]
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pcernie wrote:
belchingmatt wrote:
This must be going against some EU law or the other somewhere.


That was my first thought too...

It's probably against EU law to make it statute only to sell to locals but there's nothing to stop people doing it anyway once the idea is out there. You don't have to sell anything to anyone if you don't want to.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Jul 05, 2010 5:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Italian resort of Forte dei Marmi turns against rich tourist
Linux_User wrote:
Fantastic idea. They should bring it in over here.

+1
Use a variation of it to stop 2nd (holiday) homes destroying communities.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Jul 05, 2010 6:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Italian resort of Forte dei Marmi turns against rich tourist
pcernie wrote:
belchingmatt wrote:
This must be going against some EU law or the other somewhere.


That was my first thought too...

It would be like a deed of covenant which is perfectly legal.
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