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Came through the lock today, seems someone has had a concerted effort to break into the cottage. Looks to be unsuccessful, but close.

 

There are telephone numbers but a couple of the digits have been scraped out.  Anyone who is in contact with the owners could they just let them know please. My concern is I don’t want it to go the same way as another lock cottage a few locks along.

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1 minute ago, Nightwatch said:

Came through the lock today, seems someone has had a concerted effort to break into the cottage. Looks to be unsuccessful, but close.

 

There are telephone numbers but a couple of the digits have been scraped out.  Anyone who is in contact with the owners could they just let them know please. My concern is I don’t want it to go the same way as another lock cottage a few locks along.

The owners are on the boat 'Scyeffe' which moors at Appletree Farm, just below Welsh Richard's slipway.

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We know Caroline and Nick well but we also know, from our own experience with our cottage in Cropredy, just how difficult and expensive it can be to restore a derelict cottage.

Some years ago we signed a petition for VAT relief on work to listed buildings - such relief in the form of a grant is already provided for religious buildings.

That petition failed and, as we also discovered, it is almost impossible to get relief on council tax for buildings that are unoccupied these days.

These old lock cottages are very special and deserve even more support from the government - perhaps there should be grants available to enable historic buildings to be restored and made habitable - as the situation is now, the owners are not just faced with the cost and bureaucracy of restoration, but they also have to find ways to protect a building that is exceptionally vulnerable to vandalism. Now that we are out of the EU, perhaps the time has come to petition the government again.

Certainly there is a need for help (be it grants, loans or tax and VAT relief) to ensure the long term future of historic buildings.

 

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2 hours ago, NB Alnwick said:

We know Caroline and Nick well but we also know, from our own experience with our cottage in Cropredy, just how difficult and expensive it can be to restore a derelict cottage.

Some years ago we signed a petition for VAT relief on work to listed buildings - such relief in the form of a grant is already provided for religious buildings.

That petition failed and, as we also discovered, it is almost impossible to get relief on council tax for buildings that are unoccupied these days.

These old lock cottages are very special and deserve even more support from the government - perhaps there should be grants available to enable historic buildings to be restored and made habitable - as the situation is now, the owners are not just faced with the cost and bureaucracy of restoration, but they also have to find ways to protect a building that is exceptionally vulnerable to vandalism. Now that we are out of the EU, perhaps the time has come to petition the government again.

Certainly there is a need for help (be it grants, loans or tax and VAT relief) to ensure the long term future of historic buildings.

 

We recently found it quite easy. Maybe it depends on the council

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