内容摘要：Families have spoken out about the impact of East Sussex County Council's (ESCC) decision to close a day centre.

Families have spoken out about the impact of East Sussex County Council's (ESCC) decision to close a day centre.

Westminster City Council leader Adam Hug said: "This concentration has a profound effect on our local communities."A government spokesman said: "We will introduce a short-term let registration scheme to reap the benefits of a thriving tourist economy while protecting the spirit of our communities."

Landlords cannot legally rent out their homes in the capital for more than 90 nights a yearThey are only allowed to let their homes out for more than 90 nights a year, on short-term lets, if they receive planning permission from the council.Speaking at the Centre for London think tank's annual housing summit on Wednesday, Mr Hug said his borough was "at the epicentre of the problem", with short-term lets concentrated in "the West End, Bayswater, Lancaster Gate and parts of Pimlico".

He added: "It can hollow out long-term residents, making neighbours subject to significant noise disruption, fly-tipped waste linked to short-term let properties."But it also impacts the council services which have to pick up the waste, respond to the noise complaints and deal with pressure in the local housing market, as we see private rents rise year on year."

Central London Forward's report, seen by the

(LDRS), found the number of short-term lets in London has risen over the last decade."I just started doing it and I've got to know some really nice people who have actually become proper friends which is really lovely," she continued.

"It's gone on from there but it took off... I really can't quite understand what goes on."She described the account as "fun" and only posted when she felt like it.

"My husband didn't know I had an Instagram account because I thought really, he's not all that interested in my sewing," she added."Then one night we were sitting on the settee and I glanced over and he had my Instagram on his computer.