Housing and holiday rentals

I can see the wisdom of this idea but at the same time shouldn't the town hall be building more affordable homes for the local resident population? If there is a shortage then perhaps the council should act and not outlaw a profitable sideline which benefited many people in the city. I sometimes think that local authorities get hold of the wrong end of the stick. We need tourists, we need their revenue, it is not their fault that there is a shortage of affordable housing. In fact, it could be argued that without tourists the resident population would be hard pushed to afford a rent in the first place.

I do not understand why the local authorities are trying to curb holiday home rentals when they bring in income for the local economy. Make it easier for people to rent out their homes to tourists is the way forward. The town hall will collect more funds and it can build more housing.