Accommodation crisis on Skye as locals are pushed out

Speculators are paying as much as £100,000 over the asking price for island properties for holiday homes and lets.

It’s been branded a 21st century ‘Clearances’. A property gold-rush on Skye is making fortunes.

It’s also breaking up families, as young islanders struggle to find affordable homes. The result is an accommodation crisis and almost 2,000 job vacancies. Hospitality and health workers are among the casualties. The first of two special reports.

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