It takes the pist that they charge on the value of the house?? so someone who lives in a nice area, keeps their property clean and tidy and so the area in general suffers less vandal damage, anti social behaviour and less if any dumping etc and less need for maintenance.

Yet, you get charged more?

As with anything, the harder you worker, they more they can take off you to make up for the scummers that dont work and contribute.

Councils and the Government, they are like robin hood, no make that robin bastards.