No place like home

Headline stories of local residents in the UK and abroad literally running second homeowners out of town, as reported in Cornwall and the Lake District, is more hype and political spin than anything, if some commentators are to be believed. Yet there are still other pitfalls that need to be negotiated when possessing a home away from home, as Sam Barratt writes.

Anyone reading the latest national newspapers could be forgiven for thinking that owning a second home has become the latest extreme sport. According to some coverage, second homeowners are under

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