Written Question·Treasury·UIN 42726

Empty Property: Business Rates

Tabled: 31 March 2025
Answered: 8 April 2025

Question

Preet Kaur Gill

Labour (Co-op)Birmingham Edgbaston

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps she is taking to help tackle the practice of landlords repeatedly occupying properties for short periods of time in order to claim further Empty Property Relief.

Answer

James Murray
This government will not tolerate tax avoidance. We are committed to ensuring that every person and every business pays their fair share. Most businesses pay the rates that are due, but a minority abuse the system, through either avoidance or evasion, to ...

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