{"id":20611,"date":"2018-10-26T17:16:27","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=20611"},"modified":"2018-10-26T17:16:27","modified_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:16:27","slug":"ihbc-update-on-lpocs-petition-signatories-have-passed-10000-and-now-government-will-respond-but-now-lets-aim-for-100000-and-a-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=20611","title":{"rendered":"IHBC \u2018Update\u2019 on LPOC\u2019s petition: \u2018Signatories have passed 10,000 \u2013 and now government will respond \u2013 but now let\u2019s aim for 100,000, and a real parliamentary debate by getting friends and colleagues signing too\u2019!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LPOC_VAT_Campaign_121018.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-20450\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/LPOC_VAT_Campaign_121018.png\" alt=\"graphic\" width=\"300\" height=\"274\" \/><\/a>The Listed Property Owners Club (LPOC) petition to the Chancellor for reduced VAT on select listed building (LB) works, supported by the IHBC, has passed 10,000 signatures, so the government will now respond formally, while IHBC Chair James Caird said: \u2018Now let\u2019s lift our ambitions and try for 100,000 and get a real parliamentary debate.\u2019<\/h3>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>James Caird explained: \u2018The IHBC has campaigned for many years for VAT on repairs to historic buildings and\u00a0supports the Listed Property Owners\u2019 Club in this\u00a0petition.\u00a0 It is great news for us \u2013 and for anyone that cares about our historic places \u2013 that the first 10,000 target has been reached.\u00a0 Now we need to see if we can make it to 100,000 and secure a debate in parliament.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018We all know that buildings are listed because of their importance to the nation, and lower VAT on repairs to listed buildings is one way the nation could support owners in their common goal.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018The 10,000 signatories show we have clear consensus that good maintenance is the key to low ownership costs, and that it remains perverse that repairs should be subject to VAT when new development is not.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Maybe we can now read the message more widely, and see if we can lift this initiative from the LPOC to the next level, and prove that the heritage sector really can punch above its weight by getting 100000 signatories and a parliamentary debate in Whitehall.<\/p>\n<p>Government writes [of the petition]:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Government will respond\n<ul>\n<li>Government responds to all petitions that get more than 10,000\u00a0signatures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Government responds to all petitions that get more than 10,000\u00a0signatures\n<ul>\n<li>At 100,000 signatures, this petition will be considered for debate in\u00a0Parliament<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information and to sign the petition visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/r.mx.mail-lpoc.co.uk\/mk\/cl\/qH2GB7b9s3OVxS-EKHp6CI1seNkwf3tnQ2AKvG-JnZEVT9Rfn0JjiYopFkZRv3JiTxm0tCWj2Zz2iAMnbsbrB4BzTM9OXnQB5QJy2-LcMktlTohk\">www.lpoc.co.uk\/vatpetition<\/a>\u00a0and encourage your customers to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>See more on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpoc.co.uk\/campaign-for-owners\/\">LPOC advocacy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petition.parliament.uk\/petitions\/223075\">Sign the petition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For more background see the <a href=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=20096\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewsBlogs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Listed Property Owners Club (LPOC) petition to the Chancellor for reduced VAT on select listed building (LB) works, supported by the IHBC, has passed 10,000 signatures, so the government will now respond formally, while IHBC Chair James Caird said: &hellip; 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