Public auctions of homes being sold for unpaid rates and Council charges will take place on February 27 and 28 at the Council chambers in Hely St, Wyong.
Originally 75 homes were on the list; that was reduced to 42 in November and has further reduced to 27.
The agent from Brand Properties, which is conducting the marketing on behalf of Central Coast Council, said there had been a huge number of inquiries, with some buyers already having pre-registered.
Should the current owners of a property pay the outstanding amount in full before the auction, their property will be withdrawn.
There are no inspections and the purchase is “site unseen”.
Council resolved in April 2023 to start the process of the sale of land to recover unpaid rates and charges by selling any land that has been outstanding for the legislated period of five years or more.
Some of these properties are uninhabited, and some are owned by businesses rather than individuals.
Council said owners can settle overdue amounts up until the auction date.
“Central Coast Council has a financial hardship policy and acknowledges that some ratepayers can’t pay promptly because they are experiencing financial hardship,” Council said.
“However, the properties that are being included in the current Sale for Rates process are properties that have significant outstanding unpaid rates and charges for the legislated period of five years or longer.
“It should be noted Council has not taken action against properties owned by pensioners or other owners who are experiencing short term difficulty.”
To see the homes for sale go to https://brandproperty.com.au/
Merilyn Vale
no one likes Central Coast council all together I have been on the Central Coast for 35 years now and they are pathetic people they cost me over $1400 hundred dollars all because a person by the name of Shane on the water service couldn’t be bothered to write you have a leak to the right of your your meter and that person is getting paid a wage to not do his job simple Central Coast council is pathetic and they put everyone’s rates up because of their mistakes before hand
I will be telling anyone else not to use brand real estate
The c.c. council is in broke not through rate late payment but mismanagement
the people of the Central coast are in stress now hang this over there head shaim
This so Concerning and very True C C Council have caused so much Heartbreak what next for us.
I agree. it’s a disgrace for peoples property to be sold for unpaid rates.they simply don’t have the money.
How ironic, Council through mismanagement goes broke and is put under administration. They then introduce a special levy on land rates way above the allowable maximum so the poor rate payers (That had nothing to do with the mismanagement) can bail them out. Some ratepayers can’t afford the additional rates (Especially during covid) so council sell their properties and take the money so they can misuse it and start the cycle all over again.