Written Question·Treasury·UIN 94688

Council Tax: Surcharges

Tabled: 26 November 2025
Answered: 4 December 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the banding thresholds for the high value council tax surcharge will be uprated each year in line with changes to (a) inflation or (b) the house price index.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Properties will be revalued every 5 years and banding thresholds will be kept under review alongside the revaluations.