Relax travel to second homes including island homes
Owners need to check and maintain their properties. Collect mail and pay utilities. They are still required to pay council tax. This would help the local economy as well and ease relaxation.
Why the contribution is important
Property needs checks and maintenance.
by jennyw on May 07, 2020 at 09:13PM
Posted by Boomt24 May 07, 2020 at 21:16
Please stay in your main place of residence and hire someone to check your 2nd house.
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Posted by MrSimba May 07, 2020 at 21:17
If they cared about the local economy they could sell their homes to locals.
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Posted by Islander64 May 07, 2020 at 22:38
The whole point about staying away is to ensure that the limited NHS Healthcare services of island and rural areas are not overwhelmed by visitors. Second home owners will be registered with their own GP at their Primary Residence and therefore not included in Healthcare Capacity for the area where their second home is.
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Posted by Lingirdy May 07, 2020 at 22:42
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Posted by pmaberdeenshire May 08, 2020 at 04:19
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Posted by Pinksquirl May 08, 2020 at 05:57
Arrange with local community to check homes are secure.
You don't need to visit to pay utilities.
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Posted by Josh May 08, 2020 at 07:32
Of course if you own a second home, you would want to be there now, and that must be a real temptation when we’re all stuck indoors most of the time, but we need to all protect the rural and remote communities with less and more spread out NHS capacity.
Whether owner pay council tax or not is just not relevant, and to maintain their property, owners could contact a local tradesman to do work, using video to communicate and agree about what needs done. This will also benefit the local economy.
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Posted by AlJones May 11, 2020 at 14:17
Following good hygiene is still, we are told, the best way to prevent spread. We had lockdown before we even gave it a chance. Most holiday home owners will be walking on a beach, enjoying the fresh air, and can easily socially distance. I find it very hard to believe that allowing them some respite, after a difficult time, presents a significant risk to islanders... many of whom will head to the mainland as soon as travel restrictions are lifted! Double standards in play.
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Posted by IMcK May 11, 2020 at 21:14
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