Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 80992

Empty Property: Council Tax

Tabled: 10 October 2025

Answered: 15 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Jack Rankin

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the empty home premium applies to (a) retirement and (b) care properties where the tenant has passed away and ownership has fallen to an executor.

Answer

Alison McGovern

Local authorities have the discretionary power to charge a council tax premium on long-term empty dwellings in their area. Where the premium is in place, it applies to properties that have been unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for one or more year...

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