Cheshire East urged to consider hiking up council tax for empty homes

Cheshire East urged to consider hiking up council tax for empty homes

Cheshire East should consider increasing the council tax rate on empty homes to help boost its coffers and help the housing crisis, a councillor has…

CEC should raise council tax rate on empty homes, says councillor

Cheshire East Council should consider increasing the council tax rate on empty homes to help boost its coffers and help the housing crisis, a councillor has said. Cheshire East currently charges the full amount of council tax for properties that are empty for between one and five years, 200% for those empty between five and 10 years and 300% for any that have been vacant for more than 10 years. Conservative group leader Stewart Gardiner told the…