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 MurrayThis 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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