THE gap between the property haves and have-nots is nowhere more yawning than in the North York Moors National Park. Farm workers there can afford a mortgage of less than £39,000; yet the average price of a home is £160,000.
Outsiders buying holiday cottages are putting the prices up. But the very views they cherish will be under threat if the people who maintain the land are forced out.
For centuries, farm workers have been provided with good accommodation at a reasonable cost. It is crucial that this process is renewed.
Updated: 10:39 Monday, October 22, 2001
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