A question on #Housing #Watchet tabled by Rachel Gilmour on 03-12-2024 has been answered by Alex Norris.

Heading: Housing: Watchet
Question ID: 1746484
UIN: 17692
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2024-12-03
Asking Member ID: 5252
Asking Member display name: Rachel Gilmour
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Rachel Gilmour
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will make an assessment of the implications for her policies of the occupancy rate for houses in Watchet in Tiverton and Minehead constituency.
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Date answered: 2024-12-11
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Answering Member ID: 4641
Answering Member display name: Alex Norris
Answering Member handle: AlexJJNorris
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AlexJJNorris
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Answer text: Local authorities have strong powers and incentives to tackle empty homes. They have the discretionary powers to charge additional council tax on properties which have been left unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for one or more years. The maximum p...
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Answering body ID: 7
Answering body name: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
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