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Disaggregation: A Glint of Hope

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Breaking HMOs into separate dwellings for Council Tax is illogical and hurts those least able to afford - it is a tax on the poor. Full details of what it is and why it is wrong in our earlier article here and at our September meeting (Video here). The good news is that Gosport MP, Dame Caroline Dineage has tabled an amendment to the Levelling Up Bill which will abolish Council Tax on HMO rooms.

What is Proposed? 

You can see the proposed amendment here:  Amendment NC7 to Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament

Wendy Whittaker-Large, on the HMO and Council Tax Facebook group posted:

"We are VERY excited to announce that Dame Caroline Dineage MP has proposed an amendment to the Levelling Up Bill which will abolish Council Tax on HMO Rooms! This is a SIGNIFICANT action and we would implore you to write to your local MP NOW to urge them to support this action. The letter you can use is attached below. This is URGENT and we need you to email/ write/ march or just jump up and down outside their constituency office so that they know to support this. We have also updated our Briefing Paper to show the amendment."

The proposed draft letter is here: https://pdpla.com/useful-documents-list/401-disaggregation-draft-letter-mps-amendment-nc7-1

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Martin Silman

Martin began his landlord journey 18 years ago, while working in an international role for a global telecommunications company. Since retiring he has extended his portfolio, which he manages with his wife, but has always focussed on the ‘small student HMO’ sector preferring to offer homes in the community for small groups to the more common ‘pack them in and take the money’ mentality. He has chaired the PDPLA for the past 9 years and has overseen the Associations transition from small local self-help group to a much larger and more professional institution which is recognised and listened to nationally. Alongside his PDPLA role, he also has leadership roles in a number of other local organisations – bringing his unique perspective, driving for change and increased use of technology while respecting the history that brought us here.

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