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Regular readers of this blog will have read our comments on (in our view) a fairly poor example of service charge management by an RSL, entitled On the Naughty Step. To my surprise the RSL in question — Stadium Housing — have decided to appeal the decision.

Or an RSL behaving badly, again. And this time it’s personal… 21 Press House, Press Road LON/00AE/LSC/2007/0292 [pdf], an LVT decision. The landlord, Stadium Housing Association, were facing an application over hefty service charges made on an shorthold assured tenancy which was Part VII temporary accommodation for Brent Council.

Another reason for LVT can be found in the Guardian today: Property tax leaves cities ‘looking like broken teeth’ · Government adviser attacks Darling policy · Empty buildings torn down to avoid payment I won’t bore you endlessly with the details, suffice to say that LVT is charged on the land itself, irrespective of what is currently built on it.

Wow, like a baby emerging form the womb I find myself blinking, astounded at a completely new sensation. Today I find myself disagreeing with the Magnificent Vince!According to the Grauniad, (http://tinyurl.com/6r62m7) Vince wants to see us ease off the pressure to abolish the hated Council Tax and instead to focus on its reform in a first LD government, with abolition in a second government.

I have been and remain extremely busy, but thankfully there has been nothing of significance to post about. I’m toying with a summary of the fascinating and now very, very lengthy comment thread on the Malcolm post, but that too will have to wait.

Clegg and localism: early thoughts July 3rd, 2008 I’ve just trawled through Nick Clegg’s speech on localism to the LGA today. A few thoughts: 1. He lets the Tories off too easily (unintentionally I’m sure). He is of course perfectly right to give them a hard time for refusing to even contemplate devolving spending, but the truth is it’s far, far worse than that.