▁average ), ▁while ▁five ▁were ▁pay ing ▁the ▁Council ▁Tax ▁at ▁the ▁ 5 0 % ▁reduction ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁home . ▁West min ster ▁North ▁MP ▁Kar en ▁Buck ▁stated : ▁" When ▁council ▁sp ending ▁is ▁under ▁un pre ced ented ▁pressure , ▁it ▁is ▁sc and alous ▁that ▁residents ▁in ▁lux ury ▁apart ments ▁can ▁avoid ▁their ▁share ▁of ▁council ▁tax ▁li ability . ▁It ▁sometimes ▁seems ▁as ▁if ▁the ▁more ▁money ▁you ▁have ▁the ▁less ▁you ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁pay ." ▁Nicholas ▁Sh ax son ▁from ▁Van ity ▁Fair ▁discovered ▁that ▁ 6 0 ▁apart ments ▁are ▁owned ▁by ▁companies ▁registered ▁in ▁tax ▁ha vens ▁as ▁foreign ▁companies ▁and ▁therefore ▁don ' t ▁have ▁to ▁pay ▁tax es ▁on ▁the ▁apart ments . ▁The ▁own ers ▁of ▁the ▁companies ▁remain ▁anonymous . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁One ▁Hy de ▁Park ▁ ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁K ens ington ▁and ▁Ch else a ▁Category : Res ident ial ▁buildings ▁in ▁London ▁Category : Ret ail ▁buildings ▁in ▁London ▁Category : K n ights bridge ▁Category : Rich ard ▁Rog ers ▁buildings ▁Category : M oney ▁la und ering <0x0A> </s> ▁M angel ia ▁cer op last a ▁is ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁sea ▁sn ail , ▁a ▁marine ▁g ast rop od ▁m oll usk ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Mang eli idae . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁shell ▁att ains ▁ 5 . 5   mm .