Council tax on empty homes and second homes in 2009-2018

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Dear Sirs,

I am a researcher in Economics at University College London.

For my research, I would need the council tax discount/premium on second homes, on homes empty for longer than 6 months and homes empty for longer than 2 years as a percentage of the standard council tax in your council from 2009 to 2018.

The following link contains an excel template of the exact information I would need for my research:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...

Could you please send me an excel file that replicates the template with the tax premium/discounts applied in your council?

Yours sincerely,
Enrico Miglino

noreply@guildford.gov.uk on behalf of Stephen Mynett, Guildford Borough Council

Dear Enrico Miglino,

We have considered your request for information.

The information you have requested is available on-line at:
www.guildford.gov.uk/counciltaxempty

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Yours sincerely

Stephen Mynett

Dear Sirs,

The information provided in your website is not what I required. I do notneed information on tax discounts/premium for the current year. I need data for each year from 2009 to 2018.

More precisely for each year from 2009 to 2018, I would need:
1) the council tax on second homes, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate
2) the council tax on homes empty for longer than 6 months, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate
3) the council tax on homes empty for longer than 2 years, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate.

Let me know if you have any other question.
Yours sincerely,

Enrico Miglino

Dear Guildford Borough Council,

Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.

I am writing to request an internal review of Guildford Borough Council's handling of my FOI request 'Council tax on empty homes and second homes in 2009-2018'.

The information provided in your website is not what I required. I do not need information on tax discounts/premium for the current year. I need data for each year from 2009 to 2018.

More precisely for each year from 2009 to 2018, I would need:
1) the council tax on second homes, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate
2) the council tax on homes empty for longer than 6 months, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate
3) the council tax on homes empty for longer than 2 years, as a percentage of the standard council tax rate.

Let me know if you have any other question.
Yours sincerely,

Enrico Miglino

Ciaran Ward, Guildford Borough Council

Dear Mr Miglino

I acknowledge receipt of your follow-up request.

We will be in touch as soon as possible.

Ciaran Ward
Information Rights Officer & Acting Data Protection Officer
Guildford Borough Council

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Stephen Mynett, Guildford Borough Council

Dear Mr Miglino

 

Thank you for your email of 5 August and the clarification it provided.
Please accept my apologies that we did not adequately answer your previous
freedom of information request. The information you have requested is in
the table below.

 

Empty property charges as a percentage of the standard council
tax rate
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
2nd Homes 90 90 90 90 100 100 100 100 100 100
Empty 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
between 6
months and
2 years
Empty for 100 100 100 100 150 150 150 150 150 200
over 2
Years

 

I trust this covers your enquiry, do let me know if it does not.

 

Kind regards

 

Stephen Mynett

Principal Exchequer Services Officer (Council Tax)

Exchequer Services

 

Telephone: 01483 444927 

 

[1]www.guildford.gov.uk

Guildford Borough Council

Millmead House

Guildford

Surrey GU2 4BB

 

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Dear Sirs,

as far as I am aware, it was not possible to raise a premium above 50% before 2019. Can you please confirm that the tax premium was 50% in 2018 and not 100% as stated above?

Yours sincerely,

Enrico Miglino

Stephen Mynett, Guildford Borough Council

Dear Mr Miglino

Thank you for your email. My apologies, that is a typo. I can confirm Guildford Borough Council did not increase its premium in 2018 (it remained 150% of the standard charge), but we did for 2019.

Kind regards

Stephen Mynett
Principal Exchequer Services Officer (Council Tax) Exchequer Services

Telephone: 01483 444927

www.guildford.gov.uk
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House
Guildford
Surrey GU2 4BB

Follow us on Twitter @GuildfordBC

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