Could a vacancy tax solve Australia's housing crisis? Canada might have the answer
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In 2018, Canada's British Columbia introduced a tax against vacant homes. Three years later, more than 20,000 rentals were back on the market.

My first instinct is “yes” but then I thought about it and I think it’s just going to exacerbate the short-stay problem unless combined with other measures.

  • w2qw
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    11 months ago

    As bad as privatising land registries as it’s not like the 6% stamp duty you pay is going to the land registry. There’s probably a nominal fee that these land registries are getting on each lookup and transfer.