Retirees bombarding our beautiful rural seaside area

*GPs'

My little country town has changed enormously over the last decade or so. "Treechangers" as they're called, selling their properties for a fortune in the city then snapping up houses for cash here. Prices have gone through the roof. Local youngsters don't have a hope.
Also people buying weekenders and using them as Air b n B's in their absence. The rental stock has correspondingly vanished and the little that is available is ludicrously expensive: I'm hearing of young families finding themselves homeless which is a horrifying development.
Plus they all start campaigning against anything and everything such as a new carpark for the railway station as it would spoil the view. Galling when that car park is only necessary now that we have a huge influx of commuters leaving their cars wherever they can squeeze them - often blocking the pavement and people's homes!!
GP's lists are all full. Parking has become a nightmare. I just wonder sometimes how many more people we can physically fit in!

I think there are good ways and bad ways to be the newbie. Its the very good and very awful ones who stand out. The averagey ones go unnoticed...

I agree it must be difficult for local people. Unfortunately, it's a familiar story everywhere with a lifestyle people crave, doing the family tree it's amazing how people travelled hundreds of miles, leaving family, they probably wouldn't see because of cost and distance, to get work and a better life.

Presumably, it's members of the 'indigenous community' who are selling their homes to these tiresome newcomers

Not really. A lot of invester by-to-lets being off loaded at the mo.

So not only can established members of the community not get a look in with regards to buying. They are also being evicted from their lets as they are sold....

Cash buyers are rarely local and noone can compete. Its just not a level playing field.

And thats the thing. In the influx was people on the same footing as locals it wouldnt sting, y'know?

I dont think there should be any restrictions per say, Im just explaining the vexations and it has nothing to do with being unwelcoming.

How can it NOT be disheartening to those who can never compete with "london money"? The local jobs are steady average salary type jobs.

It is not all incomers at all. Most are fine.

The ones that dominate and take over and try to make where they moved to mini london (why not stay there then?) and push every one else out of the way while they try to engineer the small town into the dream new life they have promised themselves it to be, even if it means squashing square boxes into round holes despite pleas not to...

We get a lot of "London money" coming in where I live. They are as entitled to live here as we are I KNOW that.

It is still however a bit galling when all properties get snapped up for cash buyers.

And YY to the newbie eager beavers joining and taking over comittees. I sound insular, I'm not, I mean things like this:

One of our local primary school's PTA had a bit of a London Newbie takeover. They were keen. TOO keen. They vetoed the usual format for the summer fete (apparently not "outside the box" enough).

The result: an all singing all dancing extravaganza with an equally extravagent entry fee that many families could not afford.

They failed to appreciate the mixed demographic of the area. The entry fee meant that many kids were excluded from attending at all.

The boring old format excluded noone: free entry, some free activities. Then spend as little or as much as you wanted on raffle tickets etc.

I am getting a bit vexed with some of the newbies not just joining committees (which would be fine if they were willing to listen and learn) and then telling us all what we want and need...

sigh.

Wow, Paddyann you've really shown your true colours now. 'We' and 'they'?

specs what we used to call white settlers.there are now over 800,000 people of English birth living in Scotland ,one wonders if its a resettlement thing like NI in the past.It certainly changes the vote here in areas where there are big numbers.On the other hand theres a large English born for Yes contingent so maybe its swings and roundabouts.The main problem we have with English folk is they refuse to accept theres no trespass laws and stick big signs up warning people off ...and they get very annoyed when told they cant stop us .In the main they tend to mix well and contribute to the community and as long as they do that then they'll be welcome .You should make friends with them they're people just like you and me .

Presumably, it's members of the 'indigenous community' who are selling their homes to these tiresome newcomers.

Why don’t you tell us where you live, then we can all avoid you.
I wouldn’t want to live in such an unwelcoming community.

I make you right! We live in Exeter and I can't believe how many non Devonians we now have, and as for the Labour Council who give planning permissions out willy nilly for more and more "luxury student housing". Not happy.........