Written Question·Treasury·UIN 81102

Council Tax

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Cameron Thomas

IndependentTewkesbury

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help ensure fair council tax valuations in areas with new residential developments.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
For Council Tax purposes all homes are assessed to reflect their open market value at a valuation date set in law, which in England is 1 April 1991. This is so all properties, even new ones, are valued on a fair and consistent basis. To band a property, t...

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