Housing: Taxation
Commons · Question 6063 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 10 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to HM Treasury’s press release entitled Fairer taxes for high value homes, published on 20 May 2026, what estimate she has made of the number of households in (a) Basildon, (b) Thurrock, and (c) Essex
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 10 Jun 2026
Fewer than 1% of all properties across England will be affected by the High Value Council Tax surcharge. The Valuation Office will undertake a targeted valuation exercise to identify properties within scope.