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...]
Second home tax rules are driving people away from Tenby’ as businesses complain of tough summer
...Second home owners can also swerve council tax for a year by putting their homes up for sale. Pembrokeshire-based property expert Carol Peett of West Wales Property Finders says she has never known as many properties up for sale in Pembrokeshire as there are now. "Not all of these people are big business people," … [Read more...]
Loophole in Second Home Council Tax Rise for Wales
Seven Welsh councils with holiday home hotspots are considering increasing council tax on second homes. Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire, Anglesey, Conwy, Powys, Carmarthenshire and Gwynedd are exploring new powers to charge up to 100% extra. The Welsh Local Government Association said it meant second homes could make … [Read more...]
