United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 80992
Empty Property: Council Tax
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10 October 2025
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15 October 2025 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the empty home premium applies to (a) retirement and (b) care properties where the tenant has passed away and ownership has fallen to an executor.
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10 October 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the empty home premium applies to (a) retirement and (b) care properties where the tenant has passed away and ownership has fallen to an executor.
Source: Commons
15 October 2025
Answer
Local authorities have the discretionary power to charge a council tax premium on long-term empty dwellings in their area. Where the premium is in place, it applies to properties that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for one or more year...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-10-10/80992
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1839779
- uk · wq-1839779 · source updated 15 October 2025