Fires: West Dorset
Commons · Question 25071 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 4 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Edward Morello
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has had discussions with Dorset Council on the application of second homes council tax premiums to uninhabitable fire-damaged properties in West Dorset.
Answer
Answered by Jim McMahon, 4 Sep 2026
There is no specific council tax exemption for properties damaged by fire. However, where a property needs a significant amount of work in order to be inhabited again, it may be removed from the council tax valuation list by the Valuation Office (VO). It ...