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...]
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...]
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...]
I inherited my parents’ house, now I’m classed as a second-home owner
Kath Nugent, 52, was devastated when she lost both of her parents within weeks of each other in 2020. After her mother died of dementia, her father died from lung cancer on the day of the funeral two weeks later. Nugent and her brother, Richard Ellis, knew they would inherit the two-bedroom bungalow near the seafront … [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...]
Second Homes Council Tax to Drop in Pembrokeshire
Second homes council tax premiums in Pembrokeshire are to drop from the current 200 per cent rate to 150 per cent ... Western Telegraph - 18th October 2024 … [Read more...]
Second homeowners use loophole to avoid 300pc council tax
Second home owners in Wales have been accused of side stepping council tax bills by listing their properties for sale with no intention of selling.... ... Carol Peett, of West Wales Property Finders http://www.westwalespropertyfinders.co.uk, said second home owners faced with “astronomical bills” in hotspots such … [Read more...]
Second Homes’ Council Tax – BBC Radio 4 Today Programme Interview
BBC Radio 4 Today Programme Interview - Friday 6th September 2024 Today - 06/09/24 - How will UK tackle the trafficking gangs? - BBC Sounds at 2.40 … [Read more...]
