A homeowner on the Llyn Peninsula has been contacted by would-be buyers from Yorkshire looking for properties to turn into holiday lets.

Llanbedrog councillor Angela Russell’s daughter received a letter at her Mynytho home from someone from Halifax seeking property in the Abersoch area.

Cllr Russell said it was “concerning” how quickly homes in areas such as Llanbedrog and Mynytho are being snapped up.

“I’m very worried that demand now seems to be so high that would-be buyers are now even contacting local people and trying to persuade them to sell up,” she said.

The letter, sent to Claire Russell Griffith, said: “We are looking for a property in the Abersoch area where we could live but also have part of the property let out for holiday lets, in other words we are looking for a property which would give us an income and a home.

“We would be interested in a property that isn’t a holiday let but has potential to be extended to accommodate a holiday let, if you have any friends who are thinking of selling their property which has such potential, especially in Mynytho, please pass this letter on to them.”

Cllr Mabon ap Gwynfor described the letter as “further evidence of the housing crisis,” where local people are “unable to compete” with the cost of buying a home.

Council leader Cllr Dyfrig Siencyn said: “Over the coming days we will be launching an ambitious Housing Action Plan to increase the availability of homes for local people in Gwynedd.

“It is no exaggeration to describe the current situation as a full-blown housing crisis.

“As well as local action, Mark Drakeford and the Welsh Government must also act immediately to introduce legislation that is desperately needed to address the crisis.

“If they fail to do so, it will only be a matter of a few years before villages across Gwynedd will cease to exist as viable functioning communities. The situation really is that serious.”

A Welsh Government spokesperson said: “The First Minister recently met a group of young people from the Ll?n to hear their concerns and their proposals for resolving this complex situation, which some communities in some parts of Wales are experiencing.

“These are important issues for the Welsh Government. Ministers have set up a cross-party group to explore effective and balanced solutions building on the action already taken in this Senedd term.”

The First Minister met members of Nefyn Town Council last week, who took part in a march in September, from the Ll?n to Caernarfon, to highlight the housing crisis.