This is just ridiculous. Took a massive gamble and bought a derelict house planning to DIY the refurbishment over 12 months, bought with my hard earned money as an employee. Money I already paid tax on...The hose was empty for years and unliveable. Just received a tax bill at 200% rate. For what? They're not collecting any rubbish...I already pay council tax on my house that I live in. I will look for legal advice and sue the council. I can't afford to pay £3000 / year council tax. Another brainless law by incompetent politicians.
Thank you for your thoughts, is your second home in the Scottish Borders and would you be happy to share your opinion in an interview for our news programme? My email is Isla.todd@itv.com
This will be easy to get around for second home owners, for example one house in the spouse name, if they really want homes to re enter the market offer incentives to do so like stamp duty holidays. This is just another half baked proposal which will do nothing. These homes are also not the homes young people need, they are often remote and out the budget for most first time buyers.
This won't apply to 90% rental properties which are setup as a business. This levy is on your average Joe who feels the need to own more than one house, or a holiday home for example.
The 200% charge will only apply to second homes, for example a property that lies empty for the majority of the year except for personal use. Rental properties Council tax is paid by the tenants, and air bnbs are taxed as a business Scot gov website: "At the moment, a property is considered self-catered accommodation and therefore liable for non-domestic rates if it is let for a total of 70 nights and is available to let for 140 nights in a financial year."
@robinelliott-ni2eh the 200% charge applies to second homes that lie empty until the owner visits for personal use. It doesn't apply to landlords who own more than one property because they come under different rules. There are only 1055 second homes registered in the Scottish Borders
It's down to the council to provide good quality homes for their area,not the people who have bought a second home with money which they have already paid the tax on.Checking out the salaries of the higher up council staff,why not whip a wee 20grand off each of them every year,after all ,they can afford it,probably more than their latest victims,the second home owners. Council worker....a nice wee oxymoron!
Absolutely. There are far too many preconceived notions about second home owners. I worked all my life my work colleagues regularly spent thousands on going abroad numerous times a year while I grafted working on a run down remote property for us to holiday in. The area has no work apart from seasonal so not true to say we are taking a home from anyone. We go as often as possible and I will be living there on my own as I am retired already but both plan to retire there in a couple of years time. In the meantime I need to make some changes to make the house suitable for this. Doubling the council tax isnt going to help free up our place for the market. Mr Osborne introduced the second home stamp duty which I paid (6K) out of my so called tax free lump sum when I took my pension. I have and do pay more than my fair share of tax.
No, air bnbs are taxed as non-domestic because they're a business. This second home charge will alley to properties that lie empty for the majority of the year except when the owners are using it for personal use, not commercial
Tory mps must be fuming
This is just ridiculous. Took a massive gamble and bought a derelict house planning to DIY the refurbishment over 12 months, bought with my hard earned money as an employee. Money I already paid tax on...The hose was empty for years and unliveable. Just received a tax bill at 200% rate. For what? They're not collecting any rubbish...I already pay council tax on my house that I live in. I will look for legal advice and sue the council. I can't afford to pay £3000 / year council tax. Another brainless law by incompetent politicians.
Thank you for your thoughts, is your second home in the Scottish Borders and would you be happy to share your opinion in an interview for our news programme?
My email is Isla.todd@itv.com
This will be easy to get around for second home owners, for example one house in the spouse name, if they really want homes to re enter the market offer incentives to do so like stamp duty holidays. This is just another half baked proposal which will do nothing. These homes are also not the homes young people need, they are often remote and out the budget for most first time buyers.
Yay rent prices are going to rise, who doesnt love paying £700 a month for a room in a sht hole city.
This won't apply to 90% rental properties which are setup as a business.
This levy is on your average Joe who feels the need to own more than one house, or a holiday home for example.
The 200% charge will only apply to second homes, for example a property that lies empty for the majority of the year except for personal use. Rental properties Council tax is paid by the tenants, and air bnbs are taxed as a business
Scot gov website: "At the moment, a property is considered self-catered accommodation and therefore liable for non-domestic rates if it is let for a total of 70 nights and is available to let for 140 nights in a financial year."
@@reporterislatodd no if you pay for a bedroom like me council tax is included in the price.
@@isaacdemir8576 nearly every single person who owns rental property owns more than one house FFS lol
@robinelliott-ni2eh the 200% charge applies to second homes that lie empty until the owner visits for personal use. It doesn't apply to landlords who own more than one property because they come under different rules.
There are only 1055 second homes registered in the Scottish Borders
It's down to the council to provide good quality homes for their area,not the people who have bought a second home with money which they have already paid the tax on.Checking out the salaries of the higher up council staff,why not whip a wee 20grand off each of them every year,after all ,they can afford it,probably more than their latest victims,the second home owners.
Council worker....a nice wee oxymoron!
Absolutely. There are far too many preconceived notions about second home owners. I worked all my life my work colleagues regularly spent thousands on going abroad numerous times a year while I grafted working on a run down remote property for us to holiday in. The area has no work apart from seasonal so not true to say we are taking a home from anyone. We go as often as possible and I will be living there on my own as I am retired already but both plan to retire there in a couple of years time. In the meantime I need to make some changes to make the house suitable for this. Doubling the council tax isnt going to help free up our place for the market. Mr Osborne introduced the second home stamp duty which I paid (6K) out of my so called tax free lump sum when I took my pension. I have and do pay more than my fair share of tax.
Second home, is that business home like Air B and B etc
That would make people think
No, air bnbs are taxed as non-domestic because they're a business.
This second home charge will alley to properties that lie empty for the majority of the year except when the owners are using it for personal use, not commercial