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Bought house, still not sold the other - 2 lots of Council Tax...
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Gets the popcorn out..."It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0 -
how many posts are there on this board from people unable to sell who receive advice about change the photos , put a bunch of twigs in a vase, declutter etc. If a property has been on the market for a "fair" while and has not sold then the market considers it overpriced. That is basic economics, not superior thinking.
No, it is superior thinking to think I asked for your advice on this, whereas I didn't.
And congratulations for scoring another cheap point for the pedants. Maybe you can pick up another couple for typos and misuse of apostrophes.
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Cpt_Kenrow wrote: »Oh please! Whilst I can accept your pedantically pointed out fact that it is a tax and in no way reflects the service offered, I really can't be doing with the above kind of self righteous twaddle.
The original post only mooted this as a possibility. And how, would me changing it to my main residence constitute fraud if I spend a significant amount of time there?
Obviously next time I post to MSE I need to put in a clause about no self-righteous, sanctimonious, naive, jobsworth, only-following-orders, pedants need respond.
It's hardly pedantic to point out the fallacy of your main justification for considering committing fraud, i.e. that you're not getting the services you're paying for.
If you changed it to your main residence it would clearly not be fraud, however, that is not what you stated in the OP:One thought I had was to say that I was living alone in the more expensive house, which is actually empty. This would (perversely) net me a 25% discount.
Feel free to continue your ranting and ad hominem attacks, they're quite amusing:rotfl:0 -
Nobbie1967 wrote: »It's hardly pedantic to point out the fallacy of your main justification for considering committing fraud, i.e. that you're not getting the services you're paying for....
...Feel free to continue your ranting and ad hominem attacks, they're quite amusing:rotfl:
My main justification for not wanting to pay 2 lots of council tax is I don't want to pay 2 lots of council tax.
And don't call me ad hominem...0 -
Cpt_Kenrow wrote: »My main justification for not wanting to pay 2 lots of council tax is I don't want to pay 2 lots of council tax.- What Kind of statement is that? It's got tax evasion all over it
And don't call me ad hominem...
My main justification for not paying income/NI/ Fuel/ VAT/ Council Tax is I don't get a good service ergo for what ever reason I want to avoid paying my dues like everyone else, I am special.
OP it is clear cut when it comes to Tax, you either fit the criteria to pay or not. Pay tax like the rest of us, it's not a choice, it's law
Now if you don't want to pay then good luck with the HMRC not making a new hole for you.
Here is some light reading: here http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/fraud-az-council-tax-fraud"It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
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Cpt_Kenrow wrote: »My main justification for not wanting to pay 2 lots of council tax is I don't want to pay 2 lots of council tax.
And don't call me ad hominem...
Does this sentence actually say anything? Did you read it after you typed it?
If you're saying you don't want to pay council tax on properties YOU own, I don't want to pay tax on my income either. Why should you be treated any different to the rest of us?0 -
Does this sentence actually say anything? Did you read it after you typed it?
If you're saying you don't want to pay council tax on properties YOU own, I don't want to pay tax on my income either. Why should you be treated any different to the rest of us?
I guess the point is he can live in one property and his wife can live in the other and they can save 25% of their council tax. I suppose you could do a job share with your partner and reduce your income tax that way, it is up to you to arrange your tax affairs in the most efficient way for you, within the law of course. An example is we have two buy to let properties one in my name and one in joint names this is the most tax efficient way for us to do it and is how we originally set up mortgages. I don't agree with people breaking the law but don't see why we should pay more than we legally have to.Sell £1500
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I guess the point is he can live in one property and his wife can live in the other and they can save 25% of their council tax. I suppose you could do a job share with your partner and reduce your income tax that way, it is up to you to arrange your tax affairs in the most efficient way for you, within the law of course. An example is we have two buy to let properties one in my name and one in joint names this is the most tax efficient way for us to do it and is how we originally set up mortgages. I don't agree with people breaking the law but don't see why we should pay more than we legally have to.
There's the difference in your case, tax efficient/avoidance compared to Tax evasion which is illegal."It is prudent when shopping for something important, not to limit yourself to Pound land/Estate Agents"
G_M/ Bowlhead99 RIP0
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