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Previously on "If you're coming down to Cornwall this summer..."
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Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post...be prepared for hell.
... And as for the A30 on Fridays and Saturdays. Think car park.
Have a great holiday!
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
I had never realised previously that you could register your property for BR rather than council tax. Curious.
Since 2012, second homers and holiday lets, who had mostly been paying Council Tax before, took advantage of a change in the law designed to scrap business rates altogether for any small business. They started to register as a business instead, and in turn for the new small business rates relief, meaning they wouldn’t have to pay anything at all.
In 2020, of the 23,000 odd properties registered in Cornwall as a second home or holiday let, 10,500 are now claiming the Small Business Rates Relief.
So when the Chancellor gave out generous grants to help small businesses to survive over the pandemic, the 10,500 second homes/holiday lets got grants too, along with everybody else on the Business Rates list.
In order to qualify to switch a second home from Council Tax to Business Rate liability and then take advantage of the entitlement to full rate relief the owner must make their home available for holiday letting for at least 140 days (20 weeks) a year. They don’t have to actually let the property for that time. Just make it available for letting. They can still use the home as a second home for the rest of the tiSince 2012, second homers and holiday lets, who had mostly been paying Council Tax before, took advantage of a change in the law designed to scrap business rates altogether for any small business. They started to register as a business instead, and in turn for the new small business rates relief, meaning they wouldn’t have to pay anything at all.
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Originally posted by LondonManc View PostIn terms of the Covid payments, they should present three years of letting accounts - average initial profit (basic revenue minus costs) should be the size of the grant.
If someone pays back an amount (say £8k out of the £18k) that demonstrates the above, it'll put pressure on the rest far more than paying it all back.
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In terms of the Covid payments, they should present three years of letting accounts - average initial profit (basic revenue minus costs) should be the size of the grant.
If someone pays back an amount (say £8k out of the £18k) that demonstrates the above, it'll put pressure on the rest far more than paying it all back.
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Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post
There have also been cases where holiday cottages have cancelled bookings and then re-advertised the weeks at much higher prices. I also heard of someone turning up at a cottage, where they'd already paid in full, and the owner demanding more money before they'd hand over the keys.
What's even more galling to locals, is that £133m of Cornwall's Covid Aid has been claimed by these 2nd home owners. (£18,000 per property)
https://cornishstuff.com/2021/02/26/...ornish-holiday
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Originally posted by LondonManc View Post
Yes. I've been reading about hotels and guest houses that are taking zero-deposit bookings. Absolutely crazy. At least take £50 to cover your admin efforts.
What's even more galling to locals, is that £133m of Cornwall's Covid Aid has been claimed by these 2nd home owners. (£18,000 per property)
https://cornishstuff.com/2021/02/26/...ornish-holiday
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Originally posted by d000hg View Post
Sounds like St. Ives every summer I'd forgotten how bad that was until we took a friend a few years back... it's like Piccadilly Circus with seagulls!
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Originally posted by DealorNoDeal View Post...be prepared for hell.
Pretty much anything, which is even vaguely habitable, is booked solid until the end of October.
If you haven't booked already, forget it. Although I did hear about a static caravan that still has some availability. Just £6000 for a week. I kid you not.
Expect massive price gouging, pubs and restaurants rammed, and queues for everything.
And as for the A30 on Fridays and Saturdays. Think car park.
Have a great holiday!
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Originally posted by AtW View Post
Wrong - expect mass cancellations (without refunds?) due to new lockdown in Aug-Sep timeframe.
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