Second Homes: Council Tax

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local billing authorities on (a) the hierarchy of liability for the second homes council tax premium and (b) who is responsible for

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1. 16 March 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has issued guidance to local billing authorities on (a) the hierarchy of liability for the second homes council tax premium and (b) who is responsible for

   Source: Commons

2. 24 March 2026

   Answer

   The government has not published guidance on the assessment of council tax liability. Liability for council tax is determined by billing authorities who will consider the facts of each case against the hierarchy of liability set out in section 6 of the Lo...

   Source: Written answer

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