Question follow-through · 50513
Empty Property and Second Homes: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) second homes and (b) higher empty homes premium on retirement flats which estates inherit but are unable to sell.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 7 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 May 2025
- Answer
- 14 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
7 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the (a) second homes and (b) higher empty homes premium on retirement flats which estates inherit but are unable to sell.
12 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
14 May 2025
Answer published
I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 48979 on 7 May 2025. It is for individual councils to consider the local impact of council tax premiums and their appropriateness. The government has published guidance on the implementation of p...
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