Second home owners in North Yorkshire look set to be the first in England to pay double council tax
The village of Buckden nestling at the foot of Buckden Pike in the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Picture Tony Johnson
Danby and Mulgrave councillor David Chance said in the North York Moors village where he lived “there are so many second homes now that the heart has been ripped out”. Some opposition councillors have claimed the premium will prove difficult to implement while people who have owned properties in the county for decades say the move will simply make second homes the preserve of the rich.Coun Gareth Dadd, the authority’s finance boss, said he had been assured that the chances of people avoiding the charge by flipping their second homes into holiday lets would be minimised by the authority.
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