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38 councils in England bringing in double council tax from April – full list<\/p>\nAnother 38 councils in England will bring in the 100 per cent surcharge on holiday homes that are not rented out, it has been warned.38 councils in England bringing in double council tax from April – full list<\/p>\n
12,000 second homes face double council tax from April. Another 38 councils in England will bring in the 100 per cent surcharge on holiday homes that are not rented out, it has been warned.<\/p>\n
Up to 12,300 second-home owners will see their council tax bills doubled next year. Analysis by The Times has found that 38 English councils will start charging 100 per cent premiums on second homes that are not rented out or used as holiday lets from April while others will introduce it in 2027.<\/p>\n
The power to levy extra tax was granted in April last year and 211 councils \u2014 about 71 per cent of the total in England \u2014 brought in the charges straight away.<\/p>\n
READ MORE New \u00a312,000 cash ISA cap could leave savers \u00a3300,000 better off<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Aneisha Beveridge from Hamptons said: \u201cWe\u2019re entering a second wave of charges as councils look for fresh ways to boost their budgets. The big second-home destinations were quick to introduce the surcharge, but now others are set to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n From April 2025, councils will be able to use new powers to charge a premium of up to 100% additional council tax on second homes in their area, or parts of their area.<\/p>\n For the purpose of council tax, second homes are dwellings which are substantially furnished but have no resident, Labour Party<\/a> government legislation has advised.<\/p>\n The powers to charge the empty homes or second homes premium (or both) is discretionary, and it is for councils to decide whether to charge the premiums in their local area and at what rate, up to the statutory maximum.<\/p>\n Elliot Keck from the TaxPayers\u2019 Alliance, which campaigns for lower taxes, said: \u201cFor thousands of households across the country, the new year threatens a crippling tax raid on their properties.<\/p>\n \u201cAs well as yet another year of inflation-busting council tax rises, many will also face their bills being doubled as local authorities levy punitive charges on anyone who dares to be affluent.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no justification for this, given that second-home owners will make much less use of council services.\u201d<\/p>\n Second home surcharge<\/strong><\/p>\n Wiltshire<\/p>\n Cherwell<\/p>\n Hillingdon<\/p>\n South Norfolk<\/p>\n Rotherham<\/p>\n North Northamptonshire<\/p>\n Gateshead<\/p>\n Breckland<\/p>\n Charnwood<\/p>\n Winchester<\/p>\n Broxtowe<\/p>\n Epping Forest<\/p>\n South Cambridgeshire<\/p>\n Huntingdonshire<\/p>\n North Somerset<\/p>\n Waverley<\/p>\n East Cambridgeshire<\/p>\n Basingstoke and Deane<\/p>\n Basildon<\/p>\n Central Bedfordshire<\/p>\n