"Secret plan" to increase council tax
Discussion
My Council Tax is up by 5.5% this year - at the same time services have dropped by 50%.
Many local councils are suffering from a pensions deficit due to their offshore investment plans (that's using our money obviously) going pear shaped. So we have to pay for that to ensure that they all get their pensions, we wouldn't want them to suffer like the rest of the population would we?
No secret in the fact that most councils have been forced to increase their direct take by at least 2-4x inflation year on year over the last 10 years. This has been due to central government reducing its contribution to them or by increasing the councils responsibility to fund previous government roles.
Bottom line more tax paid by you and me, although the increases away from the labour heartlands have strangely been many fold greater
kunts.
Bottom line more tax paid by you and me, although the increases away from the labour heartlands have strangely been many fold greater
kunts.its absoloute rubbish as usual. Rightmove us useful, because it can give detail that the stamp office does not have when a house sells, such as no of bedrooms, and even has photo's and time on market etc.
A revaluation does not mean automaticaly that everyone pays more. As the overall cumalitive 'value' of the properties increase, expect to see the banding change, and the multiplier reduced.
The people who would be most hurt are those who have extended their homes. Currently the banding is not increased (if appopriate) until after the house is next sold. Those people would after a re-valuation have their improvements valued.
As is stands houses are assessed on 2001 values - this makes it very difficult to judge whether a house is in the correct band or not, and will only become more so over the forthcoming years.
Daily Mail also likes to make a big thing of how houses with views, next to golf courses, garden sheds can have the value increased in the future. This is no different to now, where if it makes a difference to how much someone would pay for a house, it would be considered. (A garden shed I suspect is not going to make much difference).
A revaluation does not mean automaticaly that everyone pays more. As the overall cumalitive 'value' of the properties increase, expect to see the banding change, and the multiplier reduced.
The people who would be most hurt are those who have extended their homes. Currently the banding is not increased (if appopriate) until after the house is next sold. Those people would after a re-valuation have their improvements valued.
As is stands houses are assessed on 2001 values - this makes it very difficult to judge whether a house is in the correct band or not, and will only become more so over the forthcoming years.
Daily Mail also likes to make a big thing of how houses with views, next to golf courses, garden sheds can have the value increased in the future. This is no different to now, where if it makes a difference to how much someone would pay for a house, it would be considered. (A garden shed I suspect is not going to make much difference).
davidjpowell said:
A revaluation does not mean automaticaly that everyone pays more. As the overall cumalitive 'value' of the properties increase, expect to see the banding change, and the multiplier reduced.
You are right in theory.In practise, given all too lengthy experience of this government, do you really think they would miss a chance to access more tax?
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