Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 95895

Ministers: Council Tax

Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Named Day

Question

David Simmonds

ConservativeRuislip, Northwood and Pinner

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 13 November 2025, to Question 86773, on Ministers: Council tax, what policy or threshold is used to prevent the occupation of a designated secondary residence as a de facto primary resi

Answer

Nick Thomas-Symonds
There is no such internal written guidance or advice.Whether a residence is an individual’s sole or main residence is ultimately a question of fact determined by the billing authority.