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One of Britain's most popular seaside towns is being ruined by Airbnbs, locals say (Image: SWNS) One of Britain's most popular seaside towns is being ruined by Airbnbs , locals say - with the holiday lets destroying any sense of community. Residents in picturesque Whitstable in Kent have blasted holiday lets for forcing out families. Their anger comes after research by news site KentOnline revealed 542 Airbnbs are available in the town.

This is compared with only eight livable apartments listed on Rightmove in the same area, the publication said. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.



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