Question follow-through · 52861
Empty Property: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Tribunal Service has produced guidance on the (a) council tax premium on empty homes and (b) definition of an empty dwelling.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 16 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 20 May 2025
- Answer
- 23 May 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
16 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Valuation Tribunal Service has produced guidance on the (a) council tax premium on empty homes and (b) definition of an empty dwelling.
20 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 May 2025
Answer published
The government has published comprehensive guidance on the implementation of council tax premiums, including how empty homes are defined for council tax purposes. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 48979 on 7 May 2025.The Valuatio...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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