PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(10 September 2026)
Question Asked
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent assessment he has made of the impact of the reduced rate of VAT on renovating empty residential properties.
Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dame Harriett Baldwin (Conservative)
Answer
To support the Government’s housing delivery targets, the Government maintains several VAT reliefs for the construction of homes. This includes a reduced rate of VAT of five per cent for the renovation of properties that have been empty for two or more years.
Reduced VAT on services in relation to conversions, renovations and alterations is included in the ongoing evaluation of tax reliefs to support housebuilding. The evaluation report will be published in due course.
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