Second Homes

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:38 pm on 13 November 2018.

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Photo of Carwyn Jones Carwyn Jones Labour 1:38, 13 November 2018

We've legislated to allow local authorities to charge council tax premiums on second homes. As I said in the answer earlier, it's the responsibility of the Valuation Office Agency—independently of the Government—to determine the status of each property in Wales. As I said, those second home owners who try to game the system could find themselves facing very large backdated bills for council tax. But, again, I refer to the answer I gave earlier, where a review is being conducted, to examine the scale of the problem in different parts of Wales.