Poll: Is Hamilton's $500 UAGC rates charge unfair for high density developments?
There's an "apparent inequality" in a change to how Hamilton City Council calculates rates, according to finance chairman Garry Mallett.
What do you think about the $500 Uniform Annual General Charge (UAGC)?
Council intended it to smooth the transition of Hamilton's rating system from land value to capital value.
It generally applies once per property, but if council finds you have more than one SUIP - Separately Used or Inhabited Part of a rating unit - you will get a charge for each one.
Mallett says that is bad news for landlords of high density apartments and has got investors pulling out sinks and developers removing ensuites from plans to avoid big increases.
Read more: stuff.co.nz/national/107870870/arbitrary-definition-stings-landlords
*PLEASE WRITE NFP IF YOU DO NOT WANT YOUR OPINIONS PUBLISHED*
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65.4% Yes
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23.1% No
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11.5% Undecided
From rugged campsite to 7.5ha resort
Grant Kilby has always loved camping. His mum was director of health at the YMCA, and he would attend YMCA camps in the school holidays. “I think it was mandatory that I was there,” he jokes.
He went on camping holidays with his parents, and later, took his own kids.
“Camping’s been in my blood.”
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.8% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.2% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Poll: When do you shop the sales?
Bargain hunters made the most of Boxing Day sales at Centre Place and The Base in Hamilton on Friday.
However, a marketing expert believes Boxing Day sales, long a staple of Kiwi life post-Christmas, is on the outer as Black Friday becomes more popular.
When do you shop the sales? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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0% Black Friday
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0% Boxing Day
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100% I don't
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