>>Agreed. As I say, apart from the "silver pound" there are very few protests about the tax. Yet these civic services are enjoyed by everyone, including those living long-term in rented accomm. Yet they pay not a penny towards them. Suppose I were on the same salary as now, but for years I've been living in a rent-hike-protected flat or house, enjoying all the amenities but paying ziltch.
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>The people who own the rental property pay taxes, too. Whether they choose to bundle that tax into the rent is really irrelevant, though in my experience, most do.
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>Rent controlled housing is different, but are the taxes controlled, too, or does the landlord end up paying the difference?
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>Tamar

Hey, I don't know but I'll guess that whatever a landlord takes from his tenants he will not be passing on their fair share of local taxes to local govt. - not a penny over what he's legally obliged to.