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 DemocratTaunton 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 McGovern
Properties 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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