Secret council tax database penalises homes with a view

[Sweetpea]

Millions of homes face higher council tax bills after being logged as having off-street parking or a pleasant view, The Sunday Telegraph can disclose
Ministers have admitted that Government inspectors are building a secret database that will eventually cover all 23 million homes in England.
The revelations follow a week when council tax bills for 2008-09 have been landing on doormats all over the country. This week, the Government will confirm that some will have rises this year of up to 11 per cent, more than four times the rate of inflation.
Families living in homes seen as having desirable features face significant increases after ministers complete their revaluation exercise, which they claim has been postponed indefinitely

Secret council tax database penalises homes with a view - Telegraph

What a lot of thieving bastards? Are they being taxed with their luxury lovely views homes, I bet not!!

[poppy]

labour showing what true blue tories they are.
Our first house was on the edge of Wimbledon common. We were stunned when the rates bill came, here were 2 one for the house and one for the common, or rather for living beside it.

When I was living in a caravan on a farm in Glencoe, because the farmer had not put his name on the voters regeister (I had to because I was on the council house waiting list), I got the bill for the whole farm!!!

Apparantly there is STILL a warrant out for payment.

[easyg]

Originally Posted by poppy

labour showing what true blue tories they are.
Our first house was on the edge of Wimbledon common.

Agh Ha. Caught you out here Poppy. I take it your real name is either "Uncle Bulgaria or Orinoco"corx

[Sweetpea]

Not very Italian though are they easyg?

[poppy]

aha he is closer than he realizes Sweet, Orinoco is an Italian word.
Well that's why i am green and recycle

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by poppy

aha he is closer than he realizes Sweet, Orinoco is an Italian word.
Well that's why i am green and recycle

Ooops! Show's how much Italian I know. Thought it was a river in South America? Or is it that too.

[poppy]

yes it is that too, discovered by a potugese and a wop. lol

[easyg]

Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Ooops! Show's how much Italian I know. Thought it was a river in South America? Or is it that too.

That would be orinoko sweets. hmn I think. ain't googled it.

Tut tut.

Do none of you know your womble history?

They found an atlas on the common, and all chose a name from opening a page, closing their eyes and sticking a pin in the map.

THAT is how they got their names.

Glad to be of help to the uneducated.