EXTRA RATES FOR LANDLORDS BONKERS
The City of Fremantle made the news recently with their proposal to charge recalcitrant commercial property owners additional rates for failing to secure tenants for their premises. The policy is designed to punish owners of commercial properties within the city centre for failing to attract a (usually retail) tenancy for their empty shop.
Apparently, the owners of these empty shops are either greedy, apathetic or both, too stubborn to deal reasonably … Read the full post »