Written Question·Treasury·UIN 103465
Council Tax: Surcharges
Tabled: 6 January 2026
Answered: 14 January 2026
Question
David Simmonds
Conservative — Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the effect of the council tax surcharge on house prices of higher valued homes, and the associated effect on the wider housing market.
Answer
Dan TomlinsonHouse prices are affected by lots of different factors – this is forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility in its recent Economic and Fiscal Outlook here: https://obr.uk/docs/dlm_uploads/OBR_Economic_and_fiscal_outlook_November_2025.pdf