Climbing The Property Ladder (C5)
Discussion
TeeRev said:
I've just watched an hour of that idiot architect Piers on BBC2, my blood pressure won't stand another dose of fools so I'm watching a recording of James Martin in France, food and wine is way more restful than building.
I watched some of that - a blithering idiot is Piers IMO, though occasionally does come up with some good ideas, just not often enough. OMG! A nutter has been let into the house for some 'special reports' on feelings of the rooms.
Living in Northern Ireland, we don't have council tax, just old-style rates. Why do you lot on the mainland have to pay council tax on a vacant property? It's not using any council services - no bin collection, no street lighting, no anything. That's pure greed IMHO.
(Anyone else wonder why that house the women bought had a door opening outwards? Odd. Maybe there was something in the hallway which hindered normal installation.)
(Anyone else wonder why that house the women bought had a door opening outwards? Odd. Maybe there was something in the hallway which hindered normal installation.)
nicanary said:
Living in Northern Ireland, we don't have council tax, just old-style rates. Why do you lot on the mainland have to pay council tax on a vacant property? It's not using any council services - no bin collection, no street lighting, no anything. That's pure greed IMHO.
It does though, if someone firebombed your unoccupied house you'd presumably want the fire service to put it out and the police to investigate?Each borough can discount for empty properties however. In ours for instance we can get a 75% discount for uninhabitable dwellings so when doing up, first thing to do is whip the bathrooms out and disconnect the heating and services.
LaurasOtherHalf said:
nicanary said:
Living in Northern Ireland, we don't have council tax, just old-style rates. Why do you lot on the mainland have to pay council tax on a vacant property? It's not using any council services - no bin collection, no street lighting, no anything. That's pure greed IMHO.
It does though, if someone firebombed your unoccupied house you'd presumably want the fire service to put it out and the police to investigate?Each borough can discount for empty properties however. In ours for instance we can get a 75% discount for uninhabitable dwellings so when doing up, first thing to do is whip the bathrooms out and disconnect the heating and services.
nicanary said:
LaurasOtherHalf said:
nicanary said:
Living in Northern Ireland, we don't have council tax, just old-style rates. Why do you lot on the mainland have to pay council tax on a vacant property? It's not using any council services - no bin collection, no street lighting, no anything. That's pure greed IMHO.
It does though, if someone firebombed your unoccupied house you'd presumably want the fire service to put it out and the police to investigate?Each borough can discount for empty properties however. In ours for instance we can get a 75% discount for uninhabitable dwellings so when doing up, first thing to do is whip the bathrooms out and disconnect the heating and services.
Sheepshanks said:
I thought the main reason was to discourage people from leaving properites empty.
Yep, seems to have changed in 2013--> Empty home owners' council tax shockLaurel Green said:
Sheepshanks said:
I thought the main reason was to discourage people from leaving properites empty.
Yep, seems to have changed in 2013--> Empty home owners' council tax shockLaurel Green said:
Yep, seems to have changed in 2013--> Empty home owners' council tax shock
With effect from 1 April 2013, a new local discount of 50 percent for a maximum of 12 months has been introduced for properties in Haringey which are unoccupied and require, or are undergoing, major repair of structural alteration. If the works continue and the property remains unoccupied after 12 months the full council tax charge will be due.In the event that the property is unoccupied for a period of 2 years, a premium of 50 percent will become due and your council tax will increase to 150 percent.
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