Second Homes: Council Tax
Commons · Question 425 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 26 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Ben Maguire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to allow local authorities to increase Council Tax by up to 500% on second homes.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 26 Jul 2024
From April 2025 councils will have the power to charge a premium of up to 100% on second homes.Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged.