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Question follow-through · 13624

Empty Property: Council Tax

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of council tax premiums on unsold probate properties, particularly those restricted to age-specific occupancy.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Answering body
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
26 Jun 2026
Target answer date
30 Jun 2026
Answer
6 Jul 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jun 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the impact of council tax premiums on unsold probate properties, particularly those restricted to age-specific occupancy.

  2. 30 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    When a property has been left empty following the death of its owner or occupant, it is exempt from council tax for as long as it remains unoccupied and until probate is granted. Following a grant of probate (or the signing of letters of administration), ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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