Screwed Over Utilities

[Zigenare]

Last year Tescos made bigger profits than Centrica, why aren’t they being targeted by a windfall tax?

Possibly because a small community of screaming lefty-environmentalists aren't baying for their blood.

[eek]

Possibly because a small community of screaming lefty-environmentalists aren't baying for their blood.

More likely because Tesco haven't doubled prices while tripling profits.

[SimonMac]

More likely because Tesco haven't doubled prices while tripling profits.

You are right that profits from 2020 to 2021 rose massivly.....

2021	$44,121m
2020	$28,207m

But that is only because compared to the year before profits fell before that

2020	$28,207m
2019	$49,582m

I think it's rich that a forum of high earenrs who are against double taxation of our earnings, are for the double taxing of companies making a profit (lets also rememeber that profits on North Sea oil and gas firms are taxed at 30% corporation tax plus a 10% surcharge so a windfall tax would increase this by another 10% to 50%).

Yes its a cluster ****, yes it's hurting the pockets of the poorest and most on this forum are lucky enough to be able to ride out the wave but slapping a tax increase on those already paying won't solve all our problems. These are incredibly compelx problems that can't be solved in a sound bite from an oppostion politican on the Today Programe or a facebook post

[d000hg]

Possibly because a small community of screaming lefty-environmentalists aren't baying for their blood.

It's interesting you think this is a small community. Detached from the facts.

[Zigenare]

It's interesting you think this is a small community. Detached from the facts.

It's interesting that you don't remember the advice you were given the last time you mentioned wanting to sell your flat without an estate agent.

We bought a flat in a converted house in Cornwall about 4 years ago as a holiday let-cum-holiday home but it's ended up as a regular BTL and realistically it's very far away as a plain investment.

There's 4 flats and at the time there were 4 different owners, however the owner of one flat has since bought the other two and is keen to acquire the whole building in order to redevelop, which definitely makes sense.

Since they already know the building and its history intimately, I'm wondering how much can be trimmed away in terms of estate agents, etc. Is it feasible to do your own conveyancing without major risk if the buyer is happy?
Annoyingly we're still early in our current mortgage and there is a repayment penalty, but AFAIK that's just the risk you take and can't be avoided, we aren't looking to buy anywhere else and port the mortgage.

Anyone done anything similar?

[d000hg]

It's interesting that you don't remember the advice you were given the last time you mentioned wanting to sell your flat without an estate agent.

Aw bless, did someone's eggshell ego get a bit chipped? Our very own Donald.

[SueEllen]

Aw bless, did someone's eggshell ego get a bit chipped? Our very own Donald.

Don't...

He will be banned and set up his own forum to tell the truth....

[Zigenare]

Aw bless, did someone's eggshell ego get a bit chipped? Our very own Donald.

Not at all, I'll leave you to your competition with SueEllen to see which of you wins the forum's "Vapid Poster of the Year" award.

[WTFH]

Not at all, I'll leave you to your competition with SueEllen to see which of you wins the forum's "Vapid Poster of the Year" award.

Does that mean you're flouncing off again and won't be back, so you're ruling yourself out of a guaranteed victory?

[d000hg]

Does that mean you're flouncing off again and won't be back, so you're ruling yourself out of a guaranteed victory?

He's off to start his own forum where this sort of thing doesn't happen. ContractingTRUTH.net.