Tax empty homes?

Argyll and Bute Council is enthusiastic about the proposals in the current parliamentary bill, ‘Council Tax on Empty Homes’. It would give local authorities new powers to tax empty homes, and the money could in turn be used to build new affordable housing. The bill would apply to properties that have lain empty for more than six months.

Spokesperson Councillor Robin Currie welcomed the announcement, saying, ‘As a council we support the aim of bringing properties which have been empty for a long time back into use.’

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