questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his policies of arrangements whereby service charges and council tax on retirement properties remain payable by the estate following the death of the owner during elongated periods when the property remains unsold; and whether he plans to review the application of such charges in these circumstances.
answerText: In relation to service charges I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 4726 on 8 June 2026. With regard to council tax, when a property has been left empty following the death of its owner or occupant, it is exempt from council tax for...
heading: Sheltered Housing: Service Charges