by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Feb 13, 2023 | Community, Cornwall, Councils, Devon, Tourism
Last week it was announced that North Devon’s second homeowners could pay double the amount of council tax after one year of it no longer being a residential property – previously two. That’s alongside the county-wide increase of three percent from...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Feb 5, 2023 | Cornwall, Tourism
Decided to have a low-tide outing today in the sunshine. Off we headed to Trebarwith Strand, a place we first visited before marriage and children, so that’s well over 34 years ago. Now it is an all-year-round dog-friendly beach, so that’s lovely....
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Jan 18, 2023 | Consumer, Councils, Politics, Tourism
According to the Council Tax database, there are 13,292 second homes registered in Cornwall, which is widely recognised as impacting negatively on the local housing market. The proposed implementation of a premium on second homes follows changes to the current billing...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Jan 7, 2023 | Community, Consumer, Cornwall, Devon, Tourism
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has produced information relating to housing from the 2021 census. It says that 3.2 million usual residents in England and Wales (5.3% of the population) reported staying at a second address for more than 30 days a year. The...
by Dawn Robinson-Walsh | Dec 21, 2022 | Cornwall, Councils, Tourism
Cornwall Council’s Cabinet resolved to recommend to the Council a 100% Council Tax premium on second homes. In principle, the additional Council Tax premiums will be applied from 1 April 2024, or as soon as possible thereafter, subject to the required...
