Next Owners’ Forum Announced
Having held five successful Owners’ Forums already during 2018 across the UK, the final Forum of the year will take place in Sandwich. Home to Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Listed Properties, Craig Mackinlay MP, South Thanet has more listed buildings per head of population than all other constituencies in England.
By attending the Forum owners have the chance to discuss their experiences and to air their concerns about the complexities of looking after a listed building with Craig. Also in attendance are experts from the Club who can offer advice on planning, conservation, law and insurance, as well as a selection of locally based listed building specialists.
Speaking of his attendance at the Forum, Craig said: “I am delighted to once again host a Forum in Sandwich after the success of the first one in 2016. It is rare for listed property owners to have an opportunity to come together and receive quality advice – they provide the backbone for this country’s heritage, yet are often overlooked. I want this to change, and these Forums go far in achieving that. A big thank you to the Club for all their efforts in fighting for owners.”
Details of more Owners’ Forums that will be taking place in 2019 will be announced soon. Look out for our newsletter The Listed Property Insider for more information.
The Sandwich Forum will take place at the Guildhall on Saturday 13th October 2018, 10am to 2pm. If you wish to attend please email
kirstie@lpoc.co.uk or call 01795 844939.
CAMPAIGN ACTIVITY TIMELINE
If you are a new member and missed our campaign special issue of Listed Heritage (119) you can request a copy of this or a PDF of our campaign activity timeline by emailing
kirstie@lpoc.co.uk or calling
01795 844939.
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Listed Heritage Magazine September/October 2018
Our Political Campaign for Owners – Timeline of Events
START
MARCH 2012 Government announces the zero rate of VAT on all approved alterations to listed buildings will be removed.
APRIL 2012
The Club begins campaigning against this decision by rallying support of their members who will be affected by this change.
MAY 2012
The Club begins to gather evidence from its members to understand the true fi nancial impact reinstating VAT will have.
JUNE 2012 The Club writes to George Osborne asking him to review his decision and to reinstate the VAT concession. Mr Osborne responds stating he is ‘satisfi ed with the rationale for the measure which removes the anomaly that alterations to listed buildings are zero rated.’
JULY 2012 Bill is passed and VAT on all works to listed buildings will be 20% from 1st October 2012.
AUGUST 2012 Ministers repeatedly tell MPs and the public that the VAT increase was about stopping millionaires installing swimming pools tax free. A Freedom of Information request by the Club subsequently revealed that only 105 cases were sampled. The Club checks 12,049 recent applications for listed building consent from across the UK and fi nds only 34 applications for swimming pools, of which only half would have been eligible to claim zero rated VAT.
OCTOBER 2014 The Club holds Parliamentary Reception, which is attended by many MPs including Ed Vaizey, Minister for Culture, Media and Sport. Peter Anslow gives a presentation highlighting the Club’s concerns that the loss of the VAT concession has resulted in a decline in listed building consent applications.
JUNE 2014 The Club begins a number of activities to lobby the government to reduce VAT for all work on listed buildings to 5%. It writes to the MPs in the top 50 marginal seats with the largest number of listed buildings in their constituency. For many of the MPs approached, the number of listed building owners in their constituency equates to enough votes to either gain or lose them their seats.
APRIL 2014
The Club designs a strategy to draw attention to the issues surrounding listed property ownership and announces its aim to campaign to create an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), which would see a selection of MPs and Lords meet regularly to discuss listed properties and provide listed building owners a voice in Parliament.
SEPTEMBER 2012 The Club realises it is the only organisation dedicated to providing support to the owners of listed buildings, and begins many months of research to fi nd out ways it can successfully lobby Parliament for change, speaking with various MPs for support and ideas.
JANUARY 2015 The Club writes to the Chancellor ahead of the Autumn statement, outlining concerns for the rise in unauthorised works to listed buildings after the removal of zero rated VAT on approved alterations.
JULY 2015 The Club encourages their members to write to their local MP, asking them to support the campaign, as well as arranging meetings with new MPs from a variety of parties to continue to work towards the 20 signatures needed to form the APPG.
AUGUST 2015 Craig Mackinlay MP for South Thanet agrees to chair the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Listed Properties.
JULY 2016 The Club writes to 24 MPs who have the highest number of listed buildings in their constituency asking them to join the APPG and encourages members to write to them to highlight the importance of their support.
OCTOBER 2016 After much campaigning by the Club, the APPG on Listed Properties is offi cially recognised. A host of MPs attend the launch in Westminster and pledge their support for listed properties and the campaign. The Club will act as Secretariat to the APPG.
The fi rst Listed Property Owners’ Forum, organised by the Club, is held in Sandwich. These forums allow listed property owners to meet and discuss their concerns or suggestions surrounding listed property ownership with their local MP.
NOVEMBER 2016 The Club’s Political Campaign for Owners now has 3 key aims. 1. To reduce VAT to 5% on approved listed building alternations and repairs. 2. To simplify the planning process. 3. To ensure greater consistency in planning decisions across the country.
FEBRUARY 2017 Listed property owners take part in ‘Owners Voice’ at The Listed Property Show in London. The Club gathers evidence on the challenges of owning a listed home which will be collated into a report to present to MPs.
MARCH 2017 Craig Mackinlay writes to Philip Hammond urging him to reduce VAT to 5% for all repairs and alterations to listed properties in his upcoming budget.
JUNE 2017
The Club creates a Listed Property Owners’ manifesto using the evidence gathered at the Owners’ Voice and sends to MPs ahead of election.
JULY 2017
The Club hosts a reception on the House of Commons Terrace where Craig Mackinlay MP and other MPs meet with a group of the Club’s members who give fi rst- hand experiences of the issues and frustrations that owners face, particularly concerning VAT and planning.
MARCH 2018 Listed Property Owners’ Forum takes place in Helensburgh with Brendan O’Hara MP.
NOVEMBER 2017 The Club announces a series of planned Owners’ Forums for 2018, which will allow owners to meet with their local MP.
SEPTEMBER 2017 APPG re-registered in new Parliament.
The Club continues to work closely with MPs and raises concerns in the drastic fall in numbers of local government conservation offi cers.
MAY 2018 Members of the Club attend an Evidence Session at Parliament with Heritage Minister Michael Ellis (full report on next page). Inconsistency across local authorities is the key theme of the meeting.
Dave Brown, the Club’s VAT Advisor, gains place on Heritage Alliance’s Tax Group. He will provide the views of private listed building owners to this group ensuring it understands the challenges faced.
Heritage Minister Michael Ellis writes to Craig Mackinlay MP and states “...I know that tax is an issue shared with the wider heritage sector. I am keen to open a dialogue with Treasury on this matter.” In light of this, the Club decides to push forward with their campaign for the reduction of VAT to 5%.
APRIL 2018
The Club attends Q&A with Shadow Minister for Arts and Heritage Kevin Brennan.
Listed Property Owners’ Forum takes place in Ludlow with Philip Dunne MP.
JUNE 2018 Listed Property Owners’ Forum takes place in Witney with Robert Courts MP.
Listed Property Owners’ Forum takes place in Leominster with Bill Wiggin MP.
Listed Property Owners’ Forum takes place in Tiverton with Neil Parish MP.
UPCOMING PLANS
JULY 2018 Offi cial UK Government and Parliament petition is launched by the Club for the reduction of VAT to 5% on repairs and approved alternations to listed buildings. Sign the petition now at
www.lpoc.co.uk/vatpetition
The Club appoints Butler Kelly Associates who will provide support with PR for the Political Campaign for Owners. Butler Kelly is an independent cross-party public affairs consultancy who use their fi rst-hand knowledge of Parliament to drive awareness of campaigns.
AUGUST 2018 Evidence session to support the VAT campaign.
OCTOBER 2018 The Scottish Listed Property Show, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh 27th October.
NOVEMBER 2018 Budget announcement.
FEBRUARY 2019 The Listed Property Show, Olympia London, 9th & 10th February.
For details on how to support the campaign please see page 25.
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