Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 95895
Ministers: Council Tax
Tabled: 1 December 2025
Answered: 9 December 2025
Named DayQuestion
David Simmonds
Conservative — Ruislip, 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-SymondsThere 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.