Council tax to double for 80 per cent of second homes

New 'double council tax' rule comes into force - all you need to know

The UK government has confirmed that there will be stricter rules for some empty houses in England.

Council tax to double for 80 per cent of second homes

More than 150 local authorities will impose the inflated levy, affecting as many as 130,000 properties

Second home owners are running for the exit as tax changes bite

Wales led the way in tackling the problem of empty properties and priced-out locals – and now Jeremy Hunt has weighed inIn the first Covid-19 lockdown, Selaine Saxby noticed how empty her village had become. “I live on a close of 30 homes of which only five were occupied,” said Saxby, the Conservative MP for North Devon. Second homes were left vacant and holiday homes unlet as the pandemic spread, illustrating how much of the nation’s picturesqu…

Local authorities to charge double council tax for second homes under new powers

Local authorities will be able to increase the tax on second homes from April 1 under new powers.

New council tax powers on second homes to come into force

New powers enabling councils to charge up to double the full rate of council tax on second homes come into force this week.