{"id":234248,"date":"2023-10-19T10:59:35","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mystylenews.com\/?p=234248"},"modified":"2023-10-19T10:59:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T10:59:35","slug":"our-picturesque-seaside-town-is-ruined-by-second-home-owners-they-rent-them-out-on-the-sly-to-avoid-paying-tax-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mystylenews.com\/world-news\/our-picturesque-seaside-town-is-ruined-by-second-home-owners-they-rent-them-out-on-the-sly-to-avoid-paying-tax-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Our picturesque seaside town is ruined by second-home owners – they rent them out 'on the sly' to avoid paying tax | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
LOCALS say picturesque seaside town is being ruined by second-home owners who rent them out \u201con the sly\u201d so they can avoid paying tax.<\/p>\n
Owners of second homes in Salcombe, Devon, have been told by the local council they have to pay a commercial waste charge if they rent out their properties as holiday homes.<\/p>\n
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Failing to comply with the South Hams District Council could see the owners slapped with a \u00a3300 on-the-spot fine if they are caught trying to swerve the rules.<\/p>\n
The council has already sent out 2,000 letters warning part-time residents they face punishments if they are caught using street litter bins or council bottle banks without paying the \u201cbin tax\u201d.<\/p>\n
It is already poised to double council tax on second homes while holiday homes registered as businesses with see corporation tax rise from 19 per cent to 25 per cent this year.<\/p>\n
Many local residents back the moves by the council.<\/p>\n