The intelligent proximity analysis system will involve valuation officers re-assessing the countrys housing stock, meaning that if your home is deemed to be in a good area, you could see thousands added to your annual Council Tax bill.
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The quality of your view may well prove costly, as overlooking a golf course, an historic city or even an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty could all push tax rates up. Those rolling hills out of your bedroom window that initially convinced you to buy the property, could actually end up forcing your hand to sell it.
Managing director of The County Homesearch Company says: Many things impact upon the price of a property. Certainly a house with a river frontage or a sea view can fetch 50 per cent more than for a house of similar accommodation that does not enjoy such a sought after location. No doubt that this is something the valuation officers will be taking account of.
A house in central London, for example, will fetch 7 per cent more if it is overlooking a park or square. At the other end of the scale, a terraced home in St Andrews over looking the 18th Green of the St Andrews Old Course will fetch 600 per cent more than a similar one without such a stunning view.
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