Written questions

Ministers: Council Tax

Commons · Question 95895 · Tabled 1 Dec 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record

Answered 9 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 86773, on Ministers: Council tax, what policy or threshold is used to prevent the occupation of a designated secondary residence as a de facto primary resi

Answer

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds, 9 Dec 2025

There is no such internal written guidance or advice.Whether a residence is an individual’s sole or main residence is ultimately a question of fact determined by the billing authority.