Wealthiest households in Westminster failing to pay extra £833 in tax

[AtW]

Just 350 of the 15,600 wealthiest households in Westminster, one of the country’s richest boroughs, have answered the local authority’s call to voluntarily pay extra council tax to help tackle the homelessness crisis in the heart of London.

In February, the Westminster council leader, Nickie Aiken, wrote to all residents in the most expensive band H properties to ask them to consider paying an extra £833-a-year “community contribution” to help fund youth clubs, homelessness services and visits to lonely people.

But only 2% of the households have stepped forward to help their poorer neighbours, the Guardian can reveal. Those asked to consider making an extra contribution include the residents of the Candy brothers’ luxurious One Hyde Park apartment complex in Knightsbridge and those living in hundreds of multimillion-pound mansions in Mayfair, Belgravia and Maida Vale.

Residents in Westminster pay the lowest council tax in the country, with band H payments of £832 a year plus another £588 to the Greater London Authority. In Poole, Dorset, the band H charge is £3,358.

https://amp.theguardian.com/money/20...y-contribution

So if council nees money, WTF residents pay lowest council tax???

[Mordac]

Just 350 of the 15,600 wealthiest households in Westminster, one of the country’s richest boroughs, have answered the local authority’s call to voluntarily pay extra council tax to help tackle the homelessness crisis in the heart of London.

In February, the Westminster council leader, Nickie Aiken, wrote to all residents in the most expensive band H properties to ask them to consider paying an extra £833-a-year “community contribution” to help fund youth clubs, homelessness services and visits to lonely people.

But only 2% of the households have stepped forward to help their poorer neighbours, the Guardian can reveal. Those asked to consider making an extra contribution include the residents of the Candy brothers’ luxurious One Hyde Park apartment complex in Knightsbridge and those living in hundreds of multimillion-pound mansions in Mayfair, Belgravia and Maida Vale.

Residents in Westminster pay the lowest council tax in the country, with band H payments of £832 a year plus another £588 to the Greater London Authority. In Poole, Dorset, the band H charge is £3,358.

https://amp.theguardian.com/money/20...y-contribution

So if council nees money, WTF residents pay lowest council tax???

Pay extra tax? This sort of bolshie talk doesn't belong on a contractors' forum?

[Snarf]

Looking at the article the services that they want the extra money for are all things that should be funded by the council anyway.

If they cant afford to provide the services they should put council tax up for everyone not just those who they perceive can afford it.

[AtW]

In Bham band H tax is 3,782.20, plus they like adding extras on top (police, fire, social care)

If I lived in Westminster in band H place then I'd expect at least 10k pa tax

[scooterscot]

#1 taxes are for poor people

[GreenMirror]

Pay extra tax? This sort of bolshie talk doesn't belong on a contractors' forum?

They paid all the tax due. As most houses in Westminster are empty and just an investment, what do you expect?

The money saved can be used to improve cladding on their property investments in high rise blocks.

[DimPrawn]

They paid all the tax due. As most houses in Westminster are empty and just an investment, what do you expect?

^ This

The council begging letter is sitting on the large hallway floor. The wealthy "owner" is a shell company in the Cayman Islands that owns a shell company in Belize that owns a shell company in Panama. ...

[scooterscot]

Well that sums that up. Case closed. Can we close this thread now? Nothing to see here.

[AtW]

The council begging letter is sitting on the large hallway floor. The wealthy "owner" is a shell company in the Cayman Islands that owns a shell company in Belize that owns a shell company in Panama. ...

It's big £££ additional annual tax now on "enveloped dwellings"...

[Mordac]

^ This

The council begging letter is sitting on the large hallway floor. The wealthy "owner" is a shell company in the Cayman Islands that owns a shell company in Belize that owns a shell company in Panama. ...

Is it a coincidence that all the shell companies are based in places with nice beaches...?