15th July 2022
With protests this month against the number of second homes in Brittany, just where are the properties and who owns them?
Earlier this month dozens of protesters held a demonstration in the tourist hotspot of Quiberon (Morbihan) to highlight the 'housing crisis' in Brittany.
One of their demands is that Brittany be classed as an area of housing stress ('zone tendue'), when second home owners could then be subject to a surtax on their local rates of up to 60%. Some separatist groups are also demanding that a 'residents only' policy be introduced on the purchase of second homes.