Council tax proposals have major shortcomings
Language: English Series: RICS Press Release ; PR 67/91 12 June 1991 4 pages | Building ; vol 56 no 7701 14/6/91 p8 (5)Publication details: 1991Subject(s): Summary: In its response to the government`s consultation paper "A new tax for local government" the RICS highlights the shortcomings in introducing the new council tax . Includes firstly no provision for a periodic check on whether properties are still in the right band, secondly no right of appeal for challenging the banding of a property and thirdly an inconsistency in the bands which would result in some houses falling into too high a band. Explained further in tables attached. The Housebuilders Federation claims that the council tax penalises new homes as unless bands are adjusted regularly, new starter homes, valued at time of completion, may end up in the same bands as larger, but older homes which had their rates fixed years ago.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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In its response to the government`s consultation paper "A new tax for local government" the RICS highlights the shortcomings in introducing the new council tax . Includes firstly no provision for a periodic check on whether properties are still in the right band, secondly no right of appeal for challenging the banding of a property and thirdly an inconsistency in the bands which would result in some houses falling into too high a band. Explained further in tables attached. The Housebuilders Federation claims that the council tax penalises new homes as unless bands are adjusted regularly, new starter homes, valued at time of completion, may end up in the same bands as larger, but older homes which had their rates fixed years ago.