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Council Tax: Valuation

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the council tax surcharge and the ordinary council tax charge for new builds will be based on different antecedent valuation dates from April 2028.

answeredTreasury

About this written question

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Answering body
Treasury
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
13 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the council tax surcharge and the ordinary council tax charge for new builds will be based on different antecedent valuation dates from April 2028.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Council Tax bands are based on the price a property could have sold for on a fixed date set in law. The High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) is in addition to Council Tax. This will be a new charge on owners of residential property in England worth £2...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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