Issue - meetings

Empty Homes Council Tax Premium

Meeting: 25/01/2024 - Cabinet (Item 68)

Implementation of a Council Tax Premium for Empty Homes

Report of Councillor N Barker, Leader of the Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Leadership and Finance. 

 

Key Decision                                                                                  (Paragraph 3)

Additional documents:

Decision:

RESOLVED -

 

(1)            That Cabinet endorsed the implementation of an Empty Homes Premium, as set out in the report.

 

(2)            That the implementation of the Empty Homes Premium commences from 1 April 2024. 

 

REASONS FOR DECISION - The introduction of an Empty Homes Premium will help to reduce the number of current empty homes in the District.

 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of not introducing a Council Tax premium was considered but rejected, given the current rise in empty homes in the District.

 

This is a Key Decision.  The call-in period for the decision will run until Monday 5 February 2024

Minutes:

Cabinet was asked to endorse the introduction of Council Tax Premium for empty homes in the District. The report to Cabinet explained that other councils across Derbyshire now charge a Premium on empty homes, in order to help tackle the shortage of housing supply in their areas. Members were informed that if Cabinet endorsed the proposal, then a subsequent report would be submitted to Council seeking formal approval for the Premium.

 

RESOLVED -

 

(1)            That Cabinet endorsed the implementation of an Empty Homes Premium, as set out in the report.

 

(2)            That the implementation of the Empty Homes Premium commences from 1 April 2024. 

 

REASONS FOR DECISION - The introduction of an Empty Homes Premium will help to reduce the number of current empty homes in the District.

 

OTHER OPTIONS CONSIDERED AND REJECTED - The option of not introducing a Council Tax premium was considered but rejected, given the current rise in empty homes in the District.