questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the financial impact of long-term empty property premiums on bereaved families managing estates.
answerText: When a property has been left empty following the death of its owner or occupant, it is exempt from council tax for as long as it remains unoccupied and until probate is granted. Following a grant of probate (or the signing of letters of administration), ...
heading: Empty Property: Council Tax