Second Homes: Council Tax
Commons · Question 77248 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Snowden
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of removing local authority discretion to waive the Council Tax premium on second homes in cases where the second proper
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 13 Oct 2025
Decisions on whether to apply council tax premiums are a matter for individual councils. Where a council chooses to implement a premium, they have the discretionary power to set their own local exceptions to premiums, or provide discounts where they consi...