United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 39749
Second Homes
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24 April 2020
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4 May 2020 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of second homes that are (a) liable to pay council tax and (b) liable to pay business rates.
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24 April 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the number of second homes that are (a) liable to pay council tax and (b) liable to pay business rates.
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4 May 2020
Answer
Second homes are liable for council tax rather than business rates. 253,000 properties were treated as second homes for council tax purposes as at September 2019. 56,000 properties that are available commercially as self-catering holiday accommodation are...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-04-24/39749
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1190143
- uk · wq-1190143 · source updated 4 May 2020