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The owner said this meant that many people in the service industry have had to move out of town to cheaper areas. 

This has made it harder for business owners to recruit staff to work in the tourism and hospitality industry.

They added: “Previously if I advertised for a job for a receptionist, maintenance person, or a cleaner, I would get an abundance of applications and have dozens of CVs to sift through with around 80 percent being from Brits, and the rest a mix of Spanish and other Europeans.”

The owner claimed that due to Brexit and Covid, they no longer received applications from British staff. 

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