"Edwin Pawlowski" wrote in message
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"EC-10" wrote in message
On the other hand, the best way to defeat such a scheme would simply be
to
make sure you apply for all the right planning permissions and declare
all
the stuff you're supposed to declare.

It's a bit like the single foolproof way to beat speed cameras...

Camo netting over your property.

Actually, this sounds more like something that would be posted on April 1.

Unfortunately, these days, that's not an April Fool's joke. The government
(pick one; pick a country, even) believes that what you get is what you owe,
and they want their tax/rental shot at everything we think we own.