Property News · May 13, 2018

Wealthiest households in Westminster failing to pay extra £833 in tax


Only 2% have made annual ‘community contribution’ requested by council leaderJust 350 of the 15,600 wealthiest households in Westminster, one of the country’s richest boroughs, have answered the local authority’s call to voluntarily pay extra council tax to help tackle the homelessness crisis in the heart of the capital. In February, the Westminster council leader, Nickie Aiken, wrote to all residents in the most expensive band H properties to ask them to consider paying an extra £833-a-year “community contribution” to help fund youth clubs, homelessness services and visits to lonely people. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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