A question on #EmptyProperty #CouncilTax tabled by Alberto Costa on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Jim McMahon.

Heading: Empty Property: Council Tax
Question ID: 1794298
UIN: 45631
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 4439
Asking Member display name: Alberto Costa
Asking Member handle: albertocostamp
Asking Member Twitter reference: @albertocostamp
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department monitors the number of households charged the council tax premium on long-term empty homes following (a) bereavement and (b) inheritance.
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Date answered: 2025-04-28
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4569
Answering Member display name: Jim McMahon
Answering Member handle: JimfromOldham
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JimfromOldham
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Answer text: When a property has been left empty following the death of its owner or occupant, it is exempt from council tax for as long as it remains unoccupied and until probate is granted. Following a grant of probate (or the signing of letters of administration), ...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tweeted: true