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General: The Community Infrastructure Levy

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      CommentAuthorJSHarris
    • CommentTimeFeb 1st 2012
     
    I can't help but wonder if the impact on self-builders of this daft tax was ever even considered when it was thought up. Knowing something of the incompetence of government, I rather suspect that CIL was dreamt up as a way to get at some of the profits that big developers were reaping during the housing price boom, with ne'er a thought for the consequences on self-builders.

    It really should be something that Grant Shapps looks at tout suite, if he REALLY wants to remove barriers to self-build.
    • CommentAuthorTriassic
    • CommentTimeFeb 1st 2012 edited
     
    Here is the CIL IMpact Assessment and you will find no mention of small or self builders -http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/planningandbuilding/pdf/infrastructurelevyfinal.pdf.

    There is a general assumption that everyone will pay. One thing that it does acknowledge is that ultimately the landowners SHOULD pay with the purchaser negotiating the CIL discount at point of purchase. I can see that happening !!!

    The cost model in the impact assessment makes an assumption that the CIL charge would be set at between £5 and £10k per plot, but as we are already seeing this has been ignored and the University Fee pricing principle applied - i.e. charge as much as you can get away with.

    Finally, if you live in a rural area, you will find the CIL charge is highest, so you may wish to start some expectation mangement with the kids - repeate after me - "no you won't be living close to mum and dad because these houses are for rich people, not the like of you" !!
    • CommentAuthorJoiner
    • CommentTimeFeb 2nd 2012 edited
     
    They could go on to explain that they're no longer rich because they've been hit with all these sodding hidden taxes! :devil:

    (And nearly forgot what someone once explained to me when we were discussing consultation documents: "No, Dave, you're not getting the point; a consultation document is only a document."
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      CommentAuthordjh
    • CommentTimeFeb 2nd 2012
     

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