Latest figures show that at the end of September 2022, there were 24,287 second homes in Scotland. Second homes are currently subject to a default 50% discount on council tax. However, local authorities have the power to vary the premium and the majority charge second homeowners the full...
Subscribe to ad-free Second home owners in Scotland could have council tax doubled Mon 17 Apr 6.36am•Scotland will become the latest part of the UK to consider giving councils the power to double council tax on second homes. Share this video ...
Boiamund proposed to assess the tax, not according to the old conventional valuation but on the true value of the benefices at the time of assessment. The clergy of Scotland objected to this innovation, and, having held a council at Perth in August 1275, prevailed upon Boiamund to return ...
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had introduced into England a new method of deciding doubtful questions of property by the “recognition” of sworn witness instead of by the English process of compurgation or ordeal. Twelve men, who must be freemen and hold property, were chosen from the neighbourhood, and as “jurors” we...
They can produce a flow of money into rural regions through the initial purchase price of the property, the money spent on renovation and improvements, increased tax income, and money spent on food, leisure, and other services [46,47]. RSHs can also cause the growth of other types of ...