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Tory-Hating Carol Vorderman Sells £450,000 Flat in Wales After Being Hit by Labour’s War on Second Homes

by Richard Eldred
29 September 2024 3:15 PM

Carol Vorderman has ditched her Welsh “forever home” after a Labour council tax hike tripled her bill. The Mail on Sunday has the story.

She became the ultimate turncoat Tory, transforming herself from friendly TV presenter to Labour-supporting, social-media warrior.

But Carol Vorderman appears to have become the latest victim of Labour’s crackdown on second home owners – selling her luxury apartment in Wales after the local authority trebled her council tax.

Pembrokeshire Council opted for a 200% increase from April this year – which meant her annual bill for the property she once described as her “forever home” shot up from £1,700 to more than £5,000. …

The ex-Countdown presenter, who once fronted David Cameron’s maths taskforce and was even pictured having a playful snowball fight with him at Westminster in 2009, has become more famous in recent years for her alleged online ‘trolling’ of Tory ministers, as well as her vocal support for Sir Keir Starmer. …

Locals said there was an exodus of second home owners in the area after the 200% council tax premium came into force. There were 135 second homes for sale in July this year compared to just 38 last year.

Worth reading in full.

Tags: Carol VordermanLabourTaxesWales

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Tyrbiter
Tyrbiter
8 months ago

One would have thought that a few grand would be pocket change for the fragrant Vorders.

Last edited 8 months ago by Tyrbiter
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MajorMajor
MajorMajor
8 months ago
Reply to  Tyrbiter

Indeed.
I mean, call me ignorant, but how much does a haircut cost for a celebrity?

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Jonathan M
Jonathan M
8 months ago
Reply to  MajorMajor

You forget the – ahem – shall we say “facial enhancements”. They don’t come cheap (even if the results look as if they did).

Last edited 8 months ago by Jonathan M
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RTSC
RTSC
8 months ago
Reply to  Jonathan M

It’s very expensive making a 60 yr old try and look like a 25 yr old tart.

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MajorMajor
MajorMajor
8 months ago

Ideology meets reality.

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Dinger64
Dinger64
8 months ago

Ha ha ha ha 😂..
You couldn’t make this up!

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Jonathan M
Jonathan M
8 months ago
Reply to  Dinger64

One would have to possess a heart of stone not to laugh.

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Dinger64
Dinger64
8 months ago

Off T

Finally..
They’ve cottoned on to my simple way of stopping the boats,. Limited their availability and make it law! F me ,anyone would have thought it was rocket science

https://www.gbnews.com/news/migrant-crisis-uk-teams-up-bulgaria-seizing-hundreds-boats-engines

Last edited 8 months ago by Dinger64
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minkybink
minkybink
8 months ago

Our new chancelor’s tax plans are likely to mean that a great deal of well=off Lefties get hit in the pocket by their “friends” who are currently in government.

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Grim Ace
Grim Ace
8 months ago

I don’t think Vorderman is actually that bright. All show and no substance. She certainly likes flashing her ample parts about trying to be a 25 year-old in a very old woman’s body

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Solentviews
Solentviews
8 months ago
Reply to  Grim Ace

She’s obviously very insecure. To think the RAF made her an honorary Gp Capt. Not sure anyone comes out of that well.

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Hester
Hester
8 months ago

The idiocy of councils that do this for a very short term money grab. The locals don’t buy the homes, so they remain on the market unsold, probably empty, the second home owners no longer visit, so tourist money is lost, quiet villages with no easy access to places of work, resturn to a deserted state. Finally the council loses both taxes and the benefits of revenue, plus businesses collapse. Idiots.

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blunt instrument
blunt instrument
8 months ago
Reply to  Hester

Nothing short-sighted about this. Nor is it the council that came up with this plan. It comes from Davos. All the livestock have to be moved into the cities, and sell their houses for a pittance to us, and be grateful if they get any money out of it at all. Start with the richer ones to set the precendent, so that the herd won’t get spooked. Then gradually expand.

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adamcollyer
adamcollyer
8 months ago

“Labour’s war on second homes”?

The Conservatives in 2023 passed the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act, which among other things gave local authorities in England the power to double council tax on second homes.

Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023 (legislation.gov.uk)

It seems on this as on so much else, the Conservatives (sic) and Labour agree. This is a “Labour/Conservative” war on second homes.

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blunt instrument
blunt instrument
8 months ago
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Look higher yet.

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blunt instrument
blunt instrument
8 months ago

Let’s not laugh too much at this. This is a pilot scheme for taxing everyone into sell their homes. Who do you think will buy Carol’s house? No sane person. Only a corporation, private or public; i.e. an agent of the Enemy. “You [individuals] will own nothing.”

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Gezza England
Gezza England
7 months ago
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Buy a caravan and burn your house down before you leave.

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Gezza England
Gezza England
7 months ago

I can only hope that nobody buys it and she is forced to cough up for years.

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