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Housing secretary resigns over council tax payment shortfall on holiday home
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Housing secretary and deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has resigned over failing to pay enough stamp duty on a holiday home and breaking the ministerial code. She has also resigned as deputy leader of the Labour Party. Rayner referred herself to the independent ethics adviser Laurie Magnus after admitting to not paying enough stamp […]
UK deputy PM under fire over seaside apartment purchase
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has purchased a £700,000 seaside apartment in Hove, which will her third home during her tenure in the role.
Second homeowners in Scotland face double council tax from April
Reading Time: 3 minutesScotland: The Scottish National Party is believed to be preparing to force families with rural second homes to pay double the amount of council tax they pay from April 2024, in what is being called a “radical shake-up of rural housing rules”.
Second homes could be charged double council tax in Scotland
Reading Time: 2 minutesUK: The Scottish Government and COSLA [The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities] could introduce plans to charge double the full rate of council tax for second homes in the country.