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Re:Squatters take over Gordon Ramsay's London pub by hn_throwaway_99 on Sunday April 14, 2024 @06:00PM (#40034852)
Not exactly. I mean, in the US, as far as I know in all/most jurisdictions you don't get a different tax rate depending on whether the property is vacant or not. But in many places you can get a sizable property tax deduction for historic designated properties, sometimes equal to 100% of the value of the structure. Note that in the UK "listed building" means the property is registered as being historically significant, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listed_building.
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Re:Squatters take over Gordon Ramsay's London pub by CydeWeys on Tuesday April 16, 2024 @04:19PM (#40056658)
That's pretty rare though, especially in the US. And generally afaik, historic listings here impose a cost on the homeowner but not a benefit (i.e. a tax break).
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