Council Tax: Empty Property

(asked on 23rd June 2017) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, which local authorities in England charge an empty homes premium; what the percentage premium charged for each council tax band is in each authority area; what the number of empty properties is in each such band in each such area; how many empty properties there are in each such area; and what revenue has been raised in each such area in the last 12 months for which figures are available.


Answered by
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Lord Sharma
This question was answered on 4th July 2017

Statistics for 2016 showing:

  1. which local authorities in England charge an empty homes premium;
  2. The percentage premium charged for each council tax band is in each authority area;
  3. what the number of empty properties is in each such band in each such area;
  4. how many empty properties there are in each such area; are available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/council-taxbase-2016-in-England

The Government does not collect statistics on what revenue has been raised through the Empty Homes Premium in each such area.

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