If local councillors get their way, multi-millionaire celebrities will not be able to buy new houses in Kensington and Chelsea. Plans released by the council recently would mean that only people who live in the borough or their families will be able to buy private properties, so the wealthy looking to move into the area would have to prove a family connection. People who have already moved into the borough include Robbie Williams and Madonna. But with houses all over the world, celebrities' properties are often left empty for most of the year.
Almost 10% of the houses in Kensington and Chelsea are registered as second homes.
Our view
Difficult one this. Who are the local authority to stop people buying property where they choose?
This is a market forces debate supply and demand should be allowed to take its natural course, much in the same way as any other area of the country.