Written questions

Second Homes: Council Tax

Commons · Question 109624 · Tabled 29 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by David Simmonds

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 105978 on second homes: council tax, whether he has made any assumption on changes in the adoption of (a) second and (b) emp

Answer

Answered by Alison McGovern, 5 Feb 2026

As part of the provisional local government finance settlement, the government has made estimates of changes to Core Spending Power between 2026-27, 2027-28 and 2028-29. This includes estimates of council tax requirements councils will set for those years...