IRRV Alert - week ending 3rd November

News

Circulars

Consultations

Council tax valuation of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

Consultation outcome

Council tax valuation of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)

From:
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
Published
17 February 2023
Last updated
27 October 2023 — See all updates

Get emails about this page

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

Download the full outcome

 

Council tax valuation of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs): summary of consultation responses and government response

HTML

Detail of outcome

A summary of the consultation responses and the government’s response to the consultation on how Houses in Multiple Occupation are valued for council tax.

The document provides further detail on how HMOs will be assessed for council tax moving forward, with new regulations ensuring that HMOs are given a single council tax band taking effect before the end of 2023.


Original consultation

Summary

A consultation on the council tax valuation of Houses in Multiple Occupation, including the government’s proposal of possible changes.

This consultation ran from
17 February 2023 to 11:45pm on 31 March 2023

Consultation description

Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs), as with all domestic properties, are given a council tax band by the Valuation Office Agency. The government wishes to consider whether the existing arrangements provide the appropriate certainty and consistency in the way that HMOs are banded for council tax, or whether alternative arrangements should be introduced.

This consultation seeks views on the scope of the issue, the current landscape for the valuation of HMOs and the government’s proposals to achieving these objectives.

Documents

 

Council tax valuation of Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs): consultation

HTML

Share this page

Sharing will open the page in a new tab

 

Published 17 February 2023
Last updated 27 October 2023 


IRRV Software

Copyright © 2025 · All Rights Reserved · Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation
Warning: Undefined array key "User_id" in /home/irrvnet/public_html/forumalert/inc_footer.php on line 4