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