Slashing tax discount on empty homes could raise £1m
Halifax Evening Courier - UK
By Michael Peel SLASHING the council tax discount on the 2500 empty homes in Calderdale could raise a one-off sum of about £1 million. ...

Public split on housing policy
Property News - London,England,UK
However, over three quarters (77 per cent) argued that more should be done to bring empty homes back into use, with half wanting this linked to more ...

Public oppose Government house-building plans
Daelnet - Skipton,England,UK
... 46% think it would damage community life; and a massive 77% believe more to be done to bring the nation’s 700000 empty homes back into use. ...

Alistair Darling's Budget will be bad for small business
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Landlords are also coming to terms with changes to empty property relief, which exempted vacant industrial premises from business rates and reduce the rate ...

Three million new homes plan 'not winning public support'
24dash - Hereford,UK
We have given councils tough new powers on empty properties. "Those who oppose more homes need to recognise the deeply unfair consequences for first time ...

Property owners' last ditch effort on ‘ill-conceived’ budget plan
Property Week News - London,England,UK
Property owners have made a last ditch effort today to make Alistair Darling shelve the abolition of rate relief on empty property. ...

Oldham changes Council tax rules for empty properties
eGov monitor - London,UK
With effect from 1 April 2008 the 50 per cent reduction in council tax charge for empty property will no longer apply. The six month free period will still ...