Good – maybe now people who need to find a place to live can actually afford one.
Please, think of the landlords in these tough times
I think that’s the point?
So they’re working as intended?
Excellent news.
They can’t be that dumb. Thats the whole point!
Good.
A few are probably not a real issue. Heck, they may even benefit the local economy as tourists do spend.
But when the proportion gets high enough and potential year-round residents priced out, the local economy will no longer be viable.
The customers aren’t there to support it during the off season and staff are hard to come by as they can’t really afford to stay there or travel significant distances.
That tipping point is being passed in many places, councils/governments need to act and it’s good to see it starting to happen.
Admitting that the strategy is having it’s desired effect is a strange move but we’ll see how it plays out.
“Tax hikes make holiday lets in Wales unviable, owners say”
Pretty sure that’s the point.
Still, better than “come home to a real fire…”.
Finally, a good news story
> Peter and Julia Hindley have run a holiday let business with six cottages and a B&B at their home
> Ms Hindley said: “It makes me want to cry. We’re losing our home and all that we’ve worked for.
Cry me a fucking river you lying cunts, they own 6 cottages they can sell to cover any outstanding mortgage on their own home (which I bet they have already paid off) and yet they now claim they are losing their own home and will be homeless.
Lying fucking cunts determined to play the “I’m so poor and downtrodden and suffering” despite being rich enough to own 7 properties in total.
Pure selfish and greed
Wonder why the focus is never on the people selling…
I hope this works and somehow, somehow, it gets passed into law in the rest of the UK. I’m usually pretty good at seeing the middle ground, but none of these people have covered themselves in glory here. They all come off as entitled and throwing their dummies out.
Good. If you want tourism, build hotels and resorts.
Good. Bilk the selfish cunts for everything they’re worth. Everyone should get firsts before anyone gets seconds.
Homes should be for living in, not used as speculative investments. When whole communities are being priced out of their area, something has to be done to tackle that and high taxes are a perfectly fair way to tackle the issue. The only downside is people like this will now sell up in Wales and try to expand into England, where increased taxes on holiday homes does not exist and might never do so. Those of us in seaside towns way very well be demanding such laws in England to avoid this happening near us.
Ah boo hooo!!!
I mean yeh that’s kind of the idea
That’s Cwm-yr-Eglwys in the photo. Lovely spot. Lovely housing.
Chatted to a old bloke there who reckoned he was the only person who lives there year-round.
This was when? 2016?
Once he goes, one way or the other, it will be open season for burglary.
Isn’t that the point?
That means it’s working then
***”We’ve looked at all the options and we’ve taken advice and there isn’t a scenario where we can survive- it doesn’t exist- and that’s because of the taxes***”
Why can’t you put your prices up, you dumb fuck?
Yes I get that it’s your business and livelihood, but if your costs go up then you just put your prices up! Holiday makers will have to pay more but from my experience of seeing how EVERY holiday home in Wales and the South-West are booked up months in advance, I’m sure you’ll be fine.
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Isn’t that kind of the point?
Good – maybe now people who need to find a place to live can actually afford one.
Please, think of the landlords in these tough times
I think that’s the point?
So they’re working as intended?
Excellent news.
They can’t be that dumb. Thats the whole point!
Good.
A few are probably not a real issue. Heck, they may even benefit the local economy as tourists do spend.
But when the proportion gets high enough and potential year-round residents priced out, the local economy will no longer be viable.
The customers aren’t there to support it during the off season and staff are hard to come by as they can’t really afford to stay there or travel significant distances.
That tipping point is being passed in many places, councils/governments need to act and it’s good to see it starting to happen.
Admitting that the strategy is having it’s desired effect is a strange move but we’ll see how it plays out.
“Tax hikes make holiday lets in Wales unviable, owners say”
Pretty sure that’s the point.
Still, better than “come home to a real fire…”.
Finally, a good news story
> Peter and Julia Hindley have run a holiday let business with six cottages and a B&B at their home
> Ms Hindley said: “It makes me want to cry. We’re losing our home and all that we’ve worked for.
Cry me a fucking river you lying cunts, they own 6 cottages they can sell to cover any outstanding mortgage on their own home (which I bet they have already paid off) and yet they now claim they are losing their own home and will be homeless.
Lying fucking cunts determined to play the “I’m so poor and downtrodden and suffering” despite being rich enough to own 7 properties in total.
Pure selfish and greed
Wonder why the focus is never on the people selling…
I hope this works and somehow, somehow, it gets passed into law in the rest of the UK. I’m usually pretty good at seeing the middle ground, but none of these people have covered themselves in glory here. They all come off as entitled and throwing their dummies out.
Good. If you want tourism, build hotels and resorts.
Good. Bilk the selfish cunts for everything they’re worth. Everyone should get firsts before anyone gets seconds.
Homes should be for living in, not used as speculative investments. When whole communities are being priced out of their area, something has to be done to tackle that and high taxes are a perfectly fair way to tackle the issue. The only downside is people like this will now sell up in Wales and try to expand into England, where increased taxes on holiday homes does not exist and might never do so. Those of us in seaside towns way very well be demanding such laws in England to avoid this happening near us.
Ah boo hooo!!!
I mean yeh that’s kind of the idea
That’s Cwm-yr-Eglwys in the photo. Lovely spot. Lovely housing.
Chatted to a old bloke there who reckoned he was the only person who lives there year-round.
This was when? 2016?
Once he goes, one way or the other, it will be open season for burglary.
Isn’t that the point?
That means it’s working then
***”We’ve looked at all the options and we’ve taken advice and there isn’t a scenario where we can survive- it doesn’t exist- and that’s because of the taxes***”
Why can’t you put your prices up, you dumb fuck?
Yes I get that it’s your business and livelihood, but if your costs go up then you just put your prices up! Holiday makers will have to pay more but from my experience of seeing how EVERY holiday home in Wales and the South-West are booked up months in advance, I’m sure you’ll be fine.
Good. No sympathy for the parasites.
That sounds like a good thing