Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 96452
Council Tax: Exemptions
Tabled: 2 December 2025
Answered: 10 December 2025
Question
Gideon Amos
Liberal Democrat — Taunton and Wellington
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has plans to review the legislation governing Class F council tax exemptions, specifically the treatment of inherited properties that were occupied at the
Answer
Alison McGovernProperties which are unoccupied because the occupant has passed away, and probate has been granted on their estate, are exempt from council tax from the point of death until six months after the grant of probate or the signing of letters of administration...
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