Posts Tagged ‘council tax’
Government help for flood-hit communities
Flood affected communities will not face Council Tax or business rate bills for the homes and businesses they have been displaced from, Greg Clark announced yesterday. The Communities Secretary said this forms part of wider government efforts to ensure areas affected by the aftermath of Storm Desmond get the support they need. Communities Secretary Greg…
Read MoreCouncil makes an unexpected decision
If you felt you were paying too much council tax and made a genuine complaint, then you would definately not expect to make life more expensive for all your neighbours by doing so, well that is just what happened. According to a story reported this week a certain resident living in Lynton Avenue in Hull…
Read MoreUnfair to Scottish landlords
At present Scottish Landlords see as unfair the way rules concerning the council tax works, Nicola sturgeon announced in November last year a commission to examine a fairer way of funding local government services. The Scottish Association of Landlords (SAL) wants to see a change in rules so that empty furnished properties will be entitled…
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