Buckingham Palace: Council Tax
The question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the (a) Gardener’s Lodge, (b) Royal Lodge, (c) Chief Clerks Apartment, (d) Surgery Flat, (e) Crown Equerry’s House, (f) The Royal Guard Room and (g) Royal Residence in Buckingham Palace will be liable to pay the council tax surcharge.
Answered by Dan Tomlinson
The High Value Council Tax surcharge (HVCTS) will be paid on residential dwellings within Crown properties worth more than £2 million consistent with the general approach to domestic dwellings. The Government launched a consultation of HVCTS on 19 May 2026, and its detailed design will be confirmed once the consultation has concluded and policy decisions are finalised.
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