{"id":56262,"date":"2017-05-29T13:00:18","date_gmt":"2017-05-29T06:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/reading-says-no-to-council-tax-discount-on-a-house-we-cant-live-in\/"},"modified":"2017-05-29T13:08:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-29T06:08:56","slug":"reading-says-no-to-council-tax-discount-on-a-house-we-cant-live-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/reading-says-no-to-council-tax-discount-on-a-house-we-cant-live-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading says \u2018no\u2019 to council tax discount on a house we can\u2019t live in"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOur insurer has deemed it uninhabitable, but the local authority says it stopped offering discounts this yearI live in Reading and have recently bought a property that has started to subside. The insurers have deemed it uninhabitable, so I will have to live elsewhere with my family and two children, most likely in Reading and most likely paying council tax on two properties. I called the council to inquire about getting a discount on the council tax for the house I can no longer live in, but there are no longer any discounts available. I would contact my MP but they are not around at the moment. The whole thing seems crazy. IM, Reading Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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