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Many people ask where is our British Heritage going? The Campaign for the Protection of Rural England, highlights this issue but has a real struggle on its hands.
There are many old historic buildings that have been neglected and left to run dwn. Sadly it is not the cost of restoring these buildings to their former glory that is the problem. It is the fact that to restore an historic building you have to pay 171/2% VAT which makes it prohibitive. On the other hand if you want to knock down these historic buildings and demolish them to build a brand new home you don’t have to pay any VAT. The National Trust does a good job in preserving many old buildings of importance, however more needs to be done. This problem is particularly bad in the North where there is not the wealth of the SouthEast. So where is the incentive to preserve our British Heritage?