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Re:Who Owns England? by Spooky23 on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:15PM (#14406278)
In the US, the tax is attached to the property. In England, its attached to the occupant. The 15th Duke of Whatever with vacant land doesn't pay anything.

It has advantages and disadvantages. In my city, abandoned property often gets saddled with old tax liens and cannot be given away.

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Re:Who Owns England? by Mao_Zedang on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:23PM (#14406329)
`It has advantages and disadvantages. In my city, abandoned property often gets saddled with old tax liens and cannot be given away. `

Surely this means the land has a negative value, and should get a positive tax, seems silly to have liens that are > than the value of the property.

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Re:Who Owns England? by blackguardx on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @12:17AM (#14407581)
In Colorado, property with tax liens is seized and auctioned to the highest bidder after a certain period of time.

What state/country do you live in?

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Re:Who Owns England? by ErrantX on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @01:34AM (#14407805)
If the vacant land has a property on it then he sure does; the owner is liable for a portion of the tax on unoccupied buildings.
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