Second Homes: Council Tax

(asked on 21st September 2022) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will provide a timeline for plans to allow local authorities to charge a council tax premium on second homes.


Answered by
Lee Rowley Portrait
Lee Rowley
This question was answered on 30th September 2022

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill is currently in its Committee stage in the House of Commons and contains a discretionary power for councils to apply a council tax premium of up to 100% on second homes. Subject to the conclusion of the passage of this bill, it will be for councils to decide whether to introduce a premium and, if so, when it should come into effect. In order to provide taxpayers with fair warning of increased liability, any determination to introduce a premium should be made at least one year prior to it coming into effect.

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