Question follow-through · 95399
Council Tax: Valuation
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the Valuation Office Agency’s estimate of the number of dwellings that will be in each higher value council tax surcharge band, in (a) England, and (b) each local authority in England.
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- Answering body
- Treasury
- Tabled
- 28 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Dec 2025
- Answer
- 4 Dec 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the Valuation Office Agency’s estimate of the number of dwellings that will be in each higher value council tax surcharge band, in (a) England, and (b) each local authority in England.
2 Dec 2025
Target answer date
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4 Dec 2025
Answer published
Fewer than 1% of properties in England are expected to be above the £2 million threshold. VO will be conducting a valuation exercise using industry standard techniques to identify properties worth more than £2m in 2026. A public consultation on details re...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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