This article had my jaw on the floor:
" A lot of the second homeowners, particularly in our group are retirees and it’s a lifestyle choice they’ve made using their pensions to supplement,” he said.
“They’re choosing to holiday in Scotland if you like, and they’re choosing to invest in Scotland, and more importantly they’re choosing to do that in the Highlands.
“We’re just ordinary people, we’re certainly not on the wealthy scale by any stretch of the imagination.”
https://www.thenational.scot/news/26052241.highland-second-home-owners-oppose-300-per-cent-council-tax-rise/
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