Housing Improvement: VAT
Commons · Question 28716 · Tabled 10 Sep 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the reduced rate of VAT on renovating empty residential properties.
Answer
Answered by James Murray, 15 Sep 2026
To support the Government’s housing delivery targets, the Government maintains several VAT reliefs for the construction of homes. This includes a reduced rate of VAT of five per cent for the renovation of properties that have been empty for two or more ye...