A TOURIST hotspot town embroiled in raging war against second home owners has been forced to row back further on harsh council tax hikes. Bungling Pembrokeshire officials have made the "massively embarrassing" decision to slash its second home council tax premium - for the second time in a year. Home to holiday … [Read more...]
Changes proposed to Wales holiday let tax rules
Controversial tax rules for owners of self-catering holiday accommodation in Wales look set to change following proposals put forward by the Welsh government. Since 2023, self-catering properties must be available for 252 days and let out for 182 days each year to pay non-domestic rates instead of the higher council … [Read more...]
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The second home hotspot where hundreds are dodging Labour’s council tax raid
One in five Pembrokeshire residents use legal loopholes to shave thousands from hefty bills. More than 800 second home owners in Pembrokeshire have sidestepped Britain’s harshest council tax premium. One in five have been permitted exemptions to the county council’s 150pc penalty, with scores of owners thought to … [Read more...]
Locals don’t want our second homes
The second home council tax premium has "decimated" local property markets, with house prices falling and the number of homes for sale soaring. The policy was supposed to make properties more affordable for those living there by encouraging second home owners to sell up. But sellers in tourist hotspots have told … [Read more...]
The Second Home Trap
High Council Tax and mortgage rates are making holiday homes unaffordable - leaving the market flooded with cottages no one wants to buy say Rachel Mortimer and Jack Simpson. ....Local Authorities in Wales have been able to charge extra council tax on second homes and vacant properties since 2017. ... A glut of … [Read more...]
Wales crackdown on second homeowners in county dubbed ‘Little England’ massively backfires
A mass exodus has occurred in one iconic seaside town as homeowners have been forced to sell up. Second home owners are packing their bags and abandoning their second homes in Tenby One of Wales’ top seaside towns risks becoming empty of tourists as a hike in council tax on second homes … [Read more...]
Wales’s second homes crackdown is in tatters (England take heed)
Policy to double council tax charges on additional properties has had bleak repercussions for locals. Tenby’s cobbled streets are littered with “for sale” signs. A look in the window of any of its six estate agents shows a kaleidoscope of pretty pastel-coloured properties for sale. More than a quarter of … [Read more...]
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