tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post7838040492653194087..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: "Rates debt in Northern Ireland doubles in last five years"Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-27605546352262446742013-01-16T18:20:08.189+00:002013-01-16T18:20:08.189+00:00L, it's "big numbers", anything more...L, it's "big numbers", anything more than £1 million and the average reader thinks that the world is coming to an end.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-6517076575855151272013-01-16T15:15:16.517+00:002013-01-16T15:15:16.517+00:00Isn't wonderful how the facts in their own art...Isn't wonderful how the facts in their own articles argue the opposite way to which they intended?Lolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04586735342675041312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-42071201853960366692013-01-16T14:09:39.184+00:002013-01-16T14:09:39.184+00:00M, exactly, the same goes for the unregistered one...M, exactly, the same goes for the unregistered ones, just auction them off and keep the balance of the selling price to one side in case the original 'owner' turns up.<br /><br />As it happens, UK local authorities already have these powers, but they hardly ever use them.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-55102019159260084302013-01-16T14:07:31.466+00:002013-01-16T14:07:31.466+00:00They could of course just acknowledge that the own...They could of course just acknowledge that the owner gets the benefit of local services so should pay. Collection costs go right down and zero bad debt as the Land Registry can refuse to transfer title until rates are cleared. This is how it works in South Africa and the USmombershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650866436764567516noreply@blogger.com