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Question

Re: Council Tax second-home premiums and exceptions (Wales) Please provide aggregate statistics only (no personal data) for the number of dwellings classified by your authority as “dwellings occupied periodically” (second homes) that were charged a council tax premium at any point during the period of 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2025 (inclusive) or the closest available dates within that period. Specifically, please supply aggregate counts broken down on a monthly (or quarterly basis) during the time period of 1 April 2023 to 30 September 2025 (inclusive) or the closest available dates within that period of; 1. Total properties that were charged a “second home” council tax premium broken down by correspondence address nation as follows: a. Properties with the same correspondence address in Wales; b. Properties with a separate correspondence address in Wales; c. Properties with a separate correspondence address not in Wales; 2. Total properties that a council tax premium was not applied because the property met the exception related to marketing the property for sale (class 1) broken down by correspondence-address nation as follows: a. Properties with the same correspondence address in Wales; b. Properties with a separate correspondence address in Wales; c. Properties with a separate correspondence address not in Wales; 3. Total properties that a council tax premium was not applied because the property met the exception related to marketing the property for letting (class 2), broken down by correspondence-address nation as follows: a. Properties with the same correspondence address in Wales; b. Properties with a separate correspondence address in Wales; c. Properties with a separate correspondence address not in Wales; 4. Total properties that a council tax premium was not applied because the property met the exception due to a planning condition for seasonal/holiday occupancy (class 6), broken down by correspondence-address nation as follows: a. Properties with the same correspondence address in Wales; b. Properties with a separate correspondence address in Wales; c. Properties with a separate correspondence address not in Wales; We are not seeking any names, full addresses, postcodes, or other personal data. Aggregated counts only. If the exact fields requested are not held, please provide the nearest equivalent.

Answer

1. Total properties that were charged a “second home” council tax premium broken down by correspondence address nation: 01/04/2023 = 0 01/04/2024 = 217 01/04/2025 = 179 31/10/2025 = 171 Of the identified Long-Term Empty (LTE) properties, 62 have a correspondence address in England, 1 in Australia, and the remainder are within Wales. Please note that we can only provide the current figures, as our system does not produce reports relating to historical data. To establish whether a property had a separate correspondence address in the past, each record would need to be checked individually, which is not feasible given the volume of properties. 2. Total properties that a council tax premium was not applied because the property met the exception related to marketing the property for sale (class 1) broken down by correspondence-address nation as follows: 01/04/2023 = 40 01/04/2024 = 32 01/04/2025 = 49 31/10/2025 = 84 Of the identified Long-Term Empty (LTE) properties, 62 have a correspondence address in England, 1 in Australia, and the remainder are within Wales. Please note that we can only provide the current figures, as our system does not produce reports relating to historical data. To establish whether a property had a separate correspondence address in the past, each record would need to be checked individually, which is not feasible given the volume of properties. 3. Total properties that a council tax premium was not applied because the property met the exception related to marketing the property for letting (class 2), broken down by correspondence-address nation as follows: 01/04/2023 = 3 01/04/2024 = 3 01/04/2025 = 2 31/10/2025 = 2 Of the identified Long-Term Empty (LTE) properties, 62 have a correspondence address in England, 1 in Australia, and the remainder are within Wales. Please note that we can only provide the current figures, as our system does not produce reports relating to historical data. To establish whether a property had a separate correspondence address in the past, each record would need to be checked individually, which is not feasible given the volume of properties. 4. Total properties that a council tax premium was not applied because the property met the exception due to a planning condition for seasonal/holiday occupancy (class 6), broken down by correspondence-address nation as follows: 01/04/2023 = 0 01/04/2024 = 0 01/04/2025 = 0 31/10/2025 = 0 Of the identified Long-Term Empty (LTE) properties, 62 have a correspondence address in England, 1 in Australia, and the remainder are within Wales. Please note that we can only provide the current figures, as our system does not produce reports relating to historical data. To establish whether a property had a separate correspondence address in the past, each record would need to be checked individually, which is not feasible given the volume of properties.