Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 38319

Land: Council Tax

Tabled: 13 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of charging Council Tax on properties which have received planning permission but where no construction has commenced a

Answer

Jim McMahon
Council tax is a tax on domestic properties based on their capital value in 1991. The Valuation Office Agency is responsible for allocating council tax bands in England, and upon completion will assign a band to newly constructed properties. The governmen...

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