More than €2 million was collected by the Revenue Commissioners from the owners of more than 4,000 empty properties in the ...

An empty-homes tax meant to penalize real-­property owners who leave their Oahu residences vacant for extended periods of time was formally deferred Wednesday evening by the Honolulu City Council.

Second home owners in Bristol will collectively pay more than £3 million extra in council tax this year after the law changed ...

At a council meeting on Thursday, December 19, councillors approved changes to the council tax support scheme from April 2025.

Cornwall has retained its status for the second year as the second home capital of England, with a 7.5 per cent rise in empty ...

An empty-homes tax meant to penalize real-­property owners who leave their Oahu residences vacant for extended periods of time was formally deferred Wednesday evening by the Honolulu City Council.

A dozen privately-owned empty homes have been brought back into use this year, a Hampshire council has said. New Forest ...

He noted there are no tax rates in Bill 46. “Again, this is not how we pass legislation … and it sounds like we’re supportive of the concept of an empty-homes tax,” Kefalas added.

For homes which have stood empty for between one and five years, owners will pay double the standard level of council tax. Homes unoccupied for between five and 10 years will be three times the ...

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Council tax bills for homes that have been left empty for a year in Huntingdonshire are set to double from 2026. It is hoped the tax increase will encourage the homeowners to bring the properties ...

“The San Francisco superior court invalidated the city’s empty homes tax based on property rights infringement,” said Ronda Ching Day, who testified against the measure. Andrew ...