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Lampman · 17-06-2005, 12:23

Well the election has come and gone and now Mr.Prescott's office has deemed that we will now have our homes reassessed for the true market value.
In laymans terms this means that those of us who have endeavoured to improve our homes with an extension,new bathroom or possibly a conservatory( even a garden shed over a certain size!)will now have our council tax bill increased by between £250-£400 per annum.
Apparently inspectors will have the legal right to gain entry to a property they wish to reassess.
Has the Government forgotten the Poll tax riots of a few years ago,are we again likely to see otherwise law abiding citizens imprisoned for default on their tax payments?
No doubt these leaks have been put about to gauge the public's reaction,then depending on the outcry(or lack) we will see a contrite Mr.Blair explaining what he really meant.
Just two years to go before implementation.
Emigrating anyone?

17-06-2005, 12:23	#1
Lampman Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 567 Liked: 3 times Rep Power: 556	New Property Tax. Well the election has come and gone and now Mr.Prescott's office has deemed that we will now have our homes reassessed for the true market value. In laymans terms this means that those of us who have endeavoured to improve our homes with an extension,new bathroom or possibly a conservatory( even a garden shed over a certain size!)will now have our council tax bill increased by between £250-£400 per annum. Apparently inspectors will have the legal right to gain entry to a property they wish to reassess. Has the Government forgotten the Poll tax riots of a few years ago,are we again likely to see otherwise law abiding citizens imprisoned for default on their tax payments? No doubt these leaks have been put about to gauge the public's reaction,then depending on the outcry(or lack) we will see a contrite Mr.Blair explaining what he really meant. Just two years to go before implementation. Emigrating anyone?