Second Homes: Council Tax
(asked on 17th July 2024) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make it her policy to allow local authorities to increase Council Tax by up to 500% on second homes.
This question was answered on 26th July 2024
From April 2025 councils will have the power to charge a premium of up to 100% on second homes.
Future local authority funding decisions will be a matter for the next Spending Review and Local Government Finance Settlement in which we are engaged.