Call for more tax on second homes
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Council tax for second homeowners in England should be doubled to alleviate rural homelessness, says housing charity Shelter.
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Communities secretary Ruth Kelly is to call for new ways of helping more council tenants get onto the housing ladder.
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The watchdog Boston Municipal Research Bureau yesterday urged state officials to stick with a 2004 agreement that reduces the relative share of property taxes that businesses in some communities pay compared to what residents pay.
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A Â£500m fund for councils which build more homes is announced by the government.
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Incoming prime minister Gordon Brown hints at a tax raise.
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Here's an uncomfortable housing scenario that's getting more common in this soft market: You put in a contract on a new house. You can't sell your old house. The sellers are getting pushy.
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President Bush continued his call yesterday for a simpler tax system and aides said he is considering a flat tax, which have the same income-tax rate
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Alan Johnson and John Prescott have written to the environment secretary, Hilary Benn, calling for extra funding to help with the clear-up after last week's flooding.
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SYDNEY (Dow Jones)--Housing demand may be on the rise again after a hiatus of half a year, bringing with it significant pressure on the Reserve Bank of Australia to raise interest rates.
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The government could raise an additional $400 billion or so over the next decade by tightening rules on tax shelters, simplifying the law and eliminating a range of tax breaks, many of which benefit homeowners and ordinary taxpayers, according to a congressional report.
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The number of Britons who own a second home abroad has nearly doubled in the last two years and now stands at three percent of the population.
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The real estate industry yesterday added its voice to the growing number of commercial interests opposed to a congressional proposal that would increase the tax rate on income earned by the managing partners of investment firms.
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Hereâs one way to deal with home prices that remain stubbornly high despite the recent downturn: Buy your second home first.
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Business & money: Surge in smaller properties adds to reduction in average prices
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Across the country, local governments are feeling a financial strain driven largely by the nationâs real estate downturn and some are considering higher taxes.
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By JIM SKEEN\\ Staff Writer  LANCASTER -- Lancaster homeowners could be asked to finance millions of dollars for additional work in a proposed expansion of the sewage treatment plant.
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An idea to make it easier to purchase a house, and another idea to make it easier to pay rent.