Council Tax: Surcharges
Commons · Question 103465 · Tabled 6 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 14 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by David Simmonds
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effect of the council tax surcharge on house prices of higher valued homes, and the associated effect on the wider housing market.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 14 Jan 2026
House prices are affected by lots of different factors - this is forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility in its recent Economic and Fiscal Outlook here: https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/OBR_Economic_and_fiscal_outlook_November_2025.pdf