Council Tax on empty property

lisyloo

lookstraightahead wrote: »

I get cheesed off that I have to pay for schools when my children don't go any more. Or that I only use my car locally and pay for the motorway upgrades. I produce less waste than my neighbours who have four kids. Wound you like to pay for the council to look at every single household's situation and come up with a bespoke bill? That means an increase in income tax ...

Not totally sure if you reply was tongue in cheek.
But I'm sure if you needed expensive services from the fire brigade, police, local coroner, social services you would want these to be in place.

lincroft1710

lisyloo wrote: »

Not totally sure if you reply was tongue in cheek.

I'm pretty sure it was

Crashy_Time

AdrianC wrote: »

We'll add "basic supply and demand" and "trickle-down" to the long list of economic fundamentals that you don't even begin to understand.

Present day property and stock markets have nothing to do with "fundamentals" any more, not getting that would make any advice you might give comedy value only for me. Sorry. But I would love to hear your theory on why young people can`t afford a house

lisyloo

Present day property and stock markets have nothing to do with "fundamentals" any more

Huh?
Well I'm in a chain of 3 properties when for all parties it's their home and fundamental.

But I would love to hear your theory on why young people can`t afford a house

They can. Many of them on this board doing exactly that.
Some people of course will moan that the world doesn't meet their expectations - we call them snowflakes, but plenty on this forum getting on with it.

Crashy_Time

lisyloo wrote: »

Huh?
Well I'm in a chain of 3 properties when for all parties it's their home and fundamental.





They can. Many of them on this board doing exactly that.
Some people of course will moan that the world doesn't meet their expectations - we call them snowflakes, but plenty on this forum getting on with it.

I think you are confusing Maslow`s Hierarchy of Needs with stock market and property valuations, they are not the same. Less and less people are "getting on with it" regarding property, as transaction data shows This forum isn`t really representative of the changing wider world I`m afraid, the majority of long term and frequent posters seem to have fallen for the "High house prices good" mantra, and this clouds all their judgement and advice. Sorry.

lookstraightahead

lisyloo wrote: »

Not totally sure if you reply was tongue in cheek.
But I'm sure if you needed expensive services from the fire brigade, police, local coroner, social services you would want these to be in place.

Yes tongue in cheek

Crashy_Time

AdrianC wrote: »

We'll add "basic supply and demand" and "trickle-down" to the long list of economic fundamentals that you don't even begin to understand.

What`s your take on why young people can`t buy homes?

AdrianC

Crashy_Time wrote: »

What`s your take on why young people can`t buy homes?

They can. I know many who have and are.

Crashy_Time

AdrianC wrote: »

They can. I know many who have and are.

Should get even easier after Brexit?


https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/eu-immigration-sajid-javid-home-secretary-slash-brexit-a8685646.html

AdrianC

From that article...

The reports will fuel concerns about the impact of Brexit on the economy after a study commissioned by the government found EU workers pay far more to the public purse than British-born residents – at £2,300 more in net terms than the average adult.

It found that over their lifetimes, migrants from the EU pay in £78,000 more than they take out in public services and benefits – while the average UK citizen’s net lifetime contribution is zero.

And don't forget that EU and non-EU net migration have been around equal for the last few years, after EU caught up with non - but natural growth is the biggest contributor to population increase.