The Government has no plans to commission research on the effect of council tax support schemes on the budgets of other welfare programmes. The Government published a formal response to Eric Ollerenshaw's review of local council tax support schemes in January 2018.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4483", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rishi Sunak"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Richmond (Yorks)"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Rishi Sunak"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2018-07-18", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "previousAnswerVersion" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/939878/answer/previousversion/70158", "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4483", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Rishi Sunak"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Richmond (Yorks)"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Rishi Sunak"} } , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2018-07-18T13:55:27.847Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "7"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Housing, Communities and Local Government"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2018-07-12", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Local Council Tax Support Schemes Independent Review"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the recommendations contained in the report from Mr Eric Ollerenshaw on Review of local council tax support schemes, published in March 2016, if he will commission research into the effect of local council tax support schemes on the budgets of other welfare programmes.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/394", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Clive Betts"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Sheffield South East"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Clive Betts"} ], "uin" : "163509"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/939890", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/939890/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Second homes are liable for council tax, not business rates. However, where a property is available for letting commercially for short periods totalling at least 140 days per year, then it will be assessed for business rates and added to the business rates list. As of June 2018, there were 47,307 holiday lets liable for business rates in England. The table below provides the figures by local authority. Small Business Rate Relief provides 100 per cent relief from business rates on properties with a rateable value of £12,000 or less, provided the business uses only one property (though relief may still be available under certain circumstances). The Department does not hold information on the number of recipients of Small Business Rates Relief by type of property.<\/p>
The 140-day rule is widely understood and provides a clear and stable method of deciding whether a property should be liable for council tax or business rates. In particular, it ensures that properties do not switch year-to-year between council tax and business rates merely due to success in letting out the property. It is right that genuine holiday lets, many of which are small businesses, should be able to apply for Small Business Rate Relief. However, the Government takes any concerns about possible council tax avoidance seriously, and is considering whether the criteria under which holiday lets are valued for business rates are appropriate.<\/p>
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Local authority<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Number of holiday lets on the rating list<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Adur<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Allerdale<\/p><\/td> 1,006<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Amber Valley<\/p><\/td> 78<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Arun<\/p><\/td> 102<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ashfield<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ashford<\/p><\/td> 140<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aylesbury Vale<\/p><\/td> 21<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Babergh<\/p><\/td> 118<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Barnsley<\/p><\/td> 23<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Barrow-in-Furness<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Basildon<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Basingstoke & Deane<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bassetlaw<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bath & North East Somerset<\/p><\/td> 260<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bedford<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Birmingham<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackburn with Darwen<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Blackpool<\/p><\/td> 187<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolsover<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bolton<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Boston<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bournemouth<\/p><\/td> 69<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bracknell Forest<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bradford<\/p><\/td> 146<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Braintree<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Breckland<\/p><\/td> 153<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brent<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Brighton & Hove<\/p><\/td> 168<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bristol<\/p><\/td> 72<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Broadland<\/p><\/td> 254<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bromley<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bromsgrove<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Broxbourne<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Broxtowe<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Burnley<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Bury<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Calderdale<\/p><\/td> 108<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cambridge<\/p><\/td> 42<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Camden<\/p><\/td> 85<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cannock Chase<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Canterbury<\/p><\/td> 132<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Carlisle<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Central Bedfordshire<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Charnwood<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Chelmsford<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> 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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate his Department has made of the number of second homes in (a) each local authority and (b) England registered as holiday lets and for which small business rate relief has been claimed; what estimate he has made of the loss of revenue as a result of that relief; whether he plans to increase the minimum number of letting days to determine eligibility for that relief; whether his Department plans to review the effect of second homes and small business rate relief; and if he will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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