Sure. I don’t know how it works in every country but in the UK you have to pay council tax on a property you own, even if you don’t live in it, unless you meet certain exemption criteria that vary by council.
Even if you don’t make a profit on renting a property you don’t live in, having someone else live in it and pay the council tax will mean you don’t lose any money.
Care to explain?
Sure. I don’t know how it works in every country but in the UK you have to pay council tax on a property you own, even if you don’t live in it, unless you meet certain exemption criteria that vary by council.
Even if you don’t make a profit on renting a property you don’t live in, having someone else live in it and pay the council tax will mean you don’t lose any money.
How does that prevent landlording for profit? It seems like it would just prevent holding property without using it?
But yes, we pay land tax on all land in the US, based on property value and structures. Regardless if it’s rented.
That’s how it works in almost every country in the world.