In 2003 he substituted a new # 450,000 mortgage on the Cheshire property, which he then
designated as his second home, or «flipped».
Mr Hunt's agent stayed rent free in his constituency property,
designated as his second home, three nights a week between November 2005 and June 2007.
This came after the Daily Telegraph raised fresh questions about whether Miller would pay the levy on the recent sale of her home in Wimbledon, which was sold at a profit of more than # 1m earlier this year and was for four years
designated as her second home so that she could claim expenses towards the cost of the mortgage.
The Daily Telegraph can disclose that Michael Gove and Andrew Lansley «flipped» properties
designated as their second homes to claim allowances for multiple properties at taxpayers» expense.
Not exact matches
He spent # 7,000 on a London property before
designating a new property in Surrey
as the
second home and proceeding to claim # 13,000 in stamp duty.
He will repay # 40,000 to cover the tax, after
designating the property to the inland revenue
as his main residence but
designating it to the Commons authorities
as his
second home, allowing him to claim allowances.
Sir Paul Beresford: The Conservative MP
designated his London property - which includes a dental practice where he works up to three days a week -
as his
second home and billed the taxpayer for three - quarters of the running costs.
SONYMA allows first time
home buyers
as well
as purchasers of first or
second homes in federally
designated Target Areas