Council Tax: Second Homes
Commons · Question 6049 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Markus Campbell-Savours
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he will publish the number of second homes, and any other relevant statistical assumptions, that the Department has used for each of the next three financial years (2026/
Answer
Answered by Alison McGovern, 10 Jun 2026
The Department does not identify the number of second homes in forecasts of council tax base, or calculations of the Local Government Finance Settlement. Council tax base figures are used in the calculation of local authorities’ Fair Funding Allocations w...