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Empty Property: Council Tax

Asked by Lewis CockingConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 20 October 2025UIN 78939

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many dwellings in each local authority in England are classified as Class F under regulation 2 of the Council Tax (Liability for Owners) Regulations 1992.

Answered by Alison McGovern

The Department publishes local authority level data on the number of dwellings receiving the Class F exemption as part of the Council Taxbase statistics. The latest data is based on a snapshot taken in October 2024 and can be found at the following link Council Taxbase Local Authority Level Data 2024 in the ‘Supplementary_Data’ tab.

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