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Council Tax: Fires

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of council tax exemptions for fire-damaged homes in West Dorset constituency.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
22 Apr 2026
Answer
27 Apr 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has assessed the adequacy of council tax exemptions for fire-damaged homes in West Dorset constituency.

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 27 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    There is no specific council tax exemption for properties which have been damaged by fire. However, where a property is uninhabitable due to damage it may be removed from the council tax list. No one will be liable for council tax for the property whilst ...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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