The Earl of Selkirkasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many days a person can occupy premises apart from his sole or main residence before he becomes liable to pay community charge in respect of those premises.
§ Lord HeskethA person is liable to pay a personal community charge only in the place where he is solely or mainly resident. Any domestic property which he owns (or leases under a lease granted for six months or more) and which is not occupied as anyone's sole or main residence, will be subject to a standard community charge, payable by the owner or lessee. The place of a person's sole or main residence is a matter for decision by the community charges registration officer in the light of the facts of the case. No time limits are laid down in the legislation.