Green Targets Are Taxing Issue for Home Owners ; Propertyexpert: Laura Raby, of Black Country Law Firm Hawkins Hatton, Looks at the Tax Implications for Home Owners Who Fail to Respond to New Government Measures Designed to Make Property More Energy Efficient.: Propertyexpert

Birmingham Post › November 12, 2009

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Under new Government proposals expected to come into force this autumn, Council Tax and Stamp Duty Land Tax could be increased for millions of homes that are not energy efficient.

This could lead to many home owners being unable to sell their properties without spending thousands of pounds on improving the energy rating.

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Green Targets Are Taxing Issue for Home Owners ; Propertyexpert: Laura Raby, of Black Country Law Firm Hawkins Hatton, Looks at the Tax Implications for Home Owners Who Fail to Respond to New Government Measures Designed to Make Property More Energy Efficient.: Propertyexpert

Experts have criticised the proposals saying that it is yet another stealth tax dressed up as an environmentally friendly mea...

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