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I got a text message telling me it was due.
Just out of interest i inhertied a house that has been unused for the past 10 years...it has no heatin(just open fire),no kitchen and is in a very poor condition!it would cost a fortune bring it to any fit state to be lived in,i would go as far as to say it would be cheaper to knock than repair it.do i have to pay i this tax?
I would have thought that the house described above would be liable, it simply seems to be in terrible condition, rather than being un-inhabitable, I'd imagine that people do live in houses in a similar state.
The only qualifying issue might be the lack of heating, but I wouldn't expect so to be honest, not everyone has central heating... or possibly excessive damp if it exists... You really need to check with the local authority. If you have damp, and it is the dangerous to health kind then you'd be ok... houses in the US are knocked down if infected with a particular type of fungus or mould, as repair seems not to be an option.
I've had no water switched on in my place since Jan after the burst pipe. In my mind it's uninhabitable aswell
So if I have a second home and I can't get tenants for example - I simply get the electricity and water switched off, and then claim it's inhabitiable.
It's ingenious, lads. No wonder Revenue can't track you guys down. You are simply too clever for them.
theres plenty running water...I just chose to knock it off as it was going everywhere...The legislation refers to property "used or suitable for use as a dwelling".
If it was me, I'd argue that a property with no kitchen or no running water is not "suitable for use as a dwelling".