Question follow-through · 87780
Second Homes: Council Tax
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Valuation Tribunal Service has issued (i) guidance and (ii) advice to local billing authorities on the changing of designations of secondar
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
- Tabled
- 4 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 11 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 17 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether (a) his Department and (b) the Valuation Tribunal Service has issued (i) guidance and (ii) advice to local billing authorities on the changing of designations of secondar
11 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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17 Nov 2025
Answer published
The government has not issued guidance to councils on this. It is for individual councils to assess whether a dwelling is a sole/main residence or if it is a second or empty home. In doing this councils will consider a range of factors including; where th...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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