Comment on Owners of second homes in Wales are having to sell up. That’s no disaster: it’s a godsend

BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Why should someone be allowed a 2nd home without penalty in a country with housing scarcity?

  I’d say at least a 50% value tax on that as unnecessary consumption

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  • BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Because it’s not unreasonable to have a primary home and maybe a vacation home, or a family home, or a rental. More than that is absurd.
    The scarcity would decrease pretty fast, coupled with a situation where private companies can’t own houses and apartments, that would pretty much solve it

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    • 9point6@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Of course it’s not unreasonable, but if you want that luxury, you should pay from taking that supply from someone who needs it

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      • cristian64@reddthat.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It’s not unreasonable, but if after taxing 3rd and 4th homes (etc.) to oblivion the issue persists, then also second homes should be taxed high. I truly believe that extreme would not be needed once it’s made humanely forbidden to own multiple homes without intention of ever living in them.

        Worth adding that it should not be the number of homes what should be taxed, but based on the market value of those properties.

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    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I mean we should start high on the second home and go way up from there IMO

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      • BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Yeah that would make sense

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    • the_q@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yes it is unreasonable.

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• Nanook@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Found the landlord! /s

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  • BestBouclettes@jlai.lu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I wish I owned my home but unfortunately, I don’t have rich parents :(

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      But you’re prepared to allow people to have a second home when you realise that most people can’t even afford the first. That’s generous I don’t think I’d be that generous.

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