Written Question·Treasury·UIN 111695

Council Tax: Surcharges

Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 17 February 2026

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 20 January 2026 to Question 104889 on Council tax: surcharge, whether the Valuation Office Agency’s internal calculations for the 1% figure are broken down by local authority.

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
Fewer than 1% of properties in England are expected to be above the £2 million threshold – this estimate is not broken down by local authority. The Valuation Office Agency will be conducting a valuation exercise using industry standard techniques to ident...
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