Official Residences: Council Tax
Commons · Question 95176 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the High Value council tax surcharge in England will be paid from the public purse for the official residences at a) 10 Downing Street, b) 11 Downing Street, c) 1 Carlton Gardens, d) Dorneywood, e) Chequers,
Answer
Answered by Anna Turley, 17 Dec 2025
HVCTS will be paid by property owners not residents. Where official residences are owned by the state, any tax will be paid to the Exchequer at no overall cost to the taxpayer.