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  {
   "registry": "Aberdeen City",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2024-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Properties actively marketed for sale/rent receive a 10% discount for up to 18 months before the 100% premium applies (vs 12 months for standard unoccupied/unfurnished properties)",
   "policyNote": "Scotland: 100% second home premium under Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2023, agreed at Council budget meeting 6 March 2024",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/council-tax/second-homes",
   "sourceTitle": "Second homes - Council Tax | Aberdeen City Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Empty homes premium cross-checked at https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/council-tax/discounts-and-exemptions/unoccupied-and-unfurnished-property"
  },
  {
   "registry": "Aberdeenshire",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2024-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Increase can be delayed up to 12 months where owner is taking steps to bring a long-term empty property back into use, or up to 24 months where actively marketed for sale/let",
   "policyNote": "Scotland: current published policy charges 200% total (100% premium) on second homes (agreed 22 Feb 2024, effective 1 Apr 2024) and on long-term empty homes from month 13. Aberdeenshire is separately consulting (news dated Jul 2026) on raising the empty-homes premium to 200% (300% total) from 1 Sept 2026 and adding deferral options for inherited/actively-improved properties; this proposal is NOT yet reflected in the council's official policy page and is not included in the recorded figures.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-tax/second-home",
   "sourceTitle": "Second homes - Aberdeenshire Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Empty homes premium and full charge table confirmed at https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-tax/exemption-or-discount/empty-and-unfurnished-property"
  },
  {
   "registry": "Adur",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Second home premium exceptions include: armed forces job-related accommodation (Class E, no time limit), annexes (Class F, no time limit), properties marketed for sale (Class G, 12 months) or let (Class H, 12 months), recent probate (Class I, 12 months), other job-related homes (Class J), caravan pitches/boat moorings (Class K), and planning-restricted dwellings (Class L, no time limit)",
   "policyNote": "England: long-term empty premium threshold reduced from 2 years to 1 year effective 1 Apr 2024; second home premium of 100% approved 22 Feb 2024 (Adur) / 20 Feb 2024 (Worthing), effective 1 Apr 2025",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/council-tax/empty-properties/",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax charges for empty or unfurnished properties - Adur & Worthing Councils",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Amber Valley",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": null,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [],
   "exceptionsNote": null,
   "policyNote": "Council's currently published policy (pages updated Feb/Mar 2026) shows no premium regime under the Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023: second homes have been charged the standard 100% rate with no discount and no premium since 1 Apr 2013; unoccupied/unfurnished properties get a 50% charge for 6 months then revert to the standard 100% charge with no additional premium tiers stated. A site search for 'premium' on ambervalley.gov.uk returned no relevant council tax premium pages, consistent with this council not having adopted the second-home/long-term-empty premiums that most other councils introduced in 2024/2025.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/council-tax/unoccupied-properties/",
   "sourceTitle": "Unoccupied properties - Council tax | Amber Valley Borough Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "SCHEMA CORRECTION 2026-08-12 (orchestrator): second-home position was INFERRED FROM ABSENCE of premium language on the council's pages, not from an explicit statement. Per PREMIUMS-SCHEMA rule 3 ('cannot find a policy statement = unverified; never infer'), the second-home fields are nulled and the record is quarantined as unverified. Empty-homes data below was read directly from source and is sound. (agent had proposed 0%.) Cross-checked against https://www.ambervalley.gov.uk/council-tax/discounts/ which corroborates the same policy. Amber Valley was reportedly one of a small number of councils not charging an empty homes premium in 2023/24; current site content suggests this is still the case, but this is an inference from absence of premium language rather than an explicit 'no premium' statement -- flagged for review."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Angus",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Discounts/exceptions available for tied (job-related) accommodation, properties let to someone else, unfurnished properties, purpose-built holiday homes, properties for sale/let, and properties undergoing repairs",
   "policyNote": "Scotland: second homes charged 200% total (100% premium); long-term empty homes (>12 months unoccupied and unfurnished) also charged 200% total (100% premium) under the Council Tax (Variation for Unoccupied Dwellings) (Scotland) Regulations. Effective date not stated on council's pages.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.angus.gov.uk/council_tax/second_homes",
   "sourceTitle": "Second homes | Angus Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Empty property premium cross-checked at https://www.angus.gov.uk/council_tax/council_tax_exemptions_and_discounts/council_tax_empty_property_discount"
  },
  {
   "registry": "Argyll and Bute",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 110,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 110
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": null,
   "policyNote": "Scotland: premium was 100% (double rate) from 2024 under the 2023 Amendment Regulations (100% cap). New Scottish Government legislation removes the 100% cap from 1 Apr 2026; the Council agreed to raise both the second-home and long-term-empty-home (12+ months unoccupied/substantially unfurnished) premiums to 110% from that date, 'subject to the necessary legislation being in force' -- if the enabling legislation is not in place by 1 Apr 2026, the premium remains 100% for 2026/27. As of the verification date (12 Aug 2026, after 1 Apr 2026) the council's page still states the 110% rate without caveating that it has been confirmed in force.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/council-tax-and-benefits/council-tax/council-tax-charges-second-homes",
   "sourceTitle": "Council tax charges for second homes | Argyll and Bute Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Empty-homes premium rate (also 110%) confirmed in FAQ on same page ('What about long term empty properties?'); dedicated empty-properties page not separately fetched."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Arun",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Exceptions include empty annexes, properties actively marketed for sale/let (up to 12 months), probate (12-month exception after grant), job-related second homes (50% discount, not exemption), occupied caravan pitches/boat moorings, and planning-restricted seasonal homes; unoccupied/unfurnished properties needing major repair can get a 50% discount for up to 12 months instead of the premium",
   "policyNote": "England: Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 powers; policy approved by Policy & Finance Committee 7 March 2024, both premiums effective 1 Apr 2025",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.arun.gov.uk/council-tax-premiums/",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax premiums | Arun District Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Ashfield",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": null,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Properties that are uninhabitable or need major repair works are still charged the standard 100% rate but the empty-homes premium may not be charged in these circumstances (contact council)",
   "policyNote": "Council's official page (last updated 28 Jul 2026) states 'There is no Council Tax discount for a second home or a furnished property used as a holiday home' but, unlike its explicit premium tiers for long-term empty properties, does not state that a premium is charged on second homes. Recorded as 0% (no premium) based on the absence of stated premium language for this category on an otherwise current and detailed page.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.ashfield.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-discounts/",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax discounts - Ashfield District Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "SCHEMA CORRECTION 2026-08-12 (orchestrator): second-home position was INFERRED FROM ABSENCE of premium language on the council's pages, not from an explicit statement. Per PREMIUMS-SCHEMA rule 3 ('cannot find a policy statement = unverified; never infer'), the second-home fields are nulled and the record is quarantined as unverified. Empty-homes data below was read directly from source and is sound. (agent had proposed 0%.) Empty homes premium tiers explicitly confirmed (100%/200%/300% at 1/5/10 years). Second-home premium figure is inferred from absence of stated premium rather than an explicit statement of 0% -- flagged for review in case Ashfield has adopted a premium not reflected on this page."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Ashford",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Properties left empty by armed forces members away on service, and annexes forming part of a single property, are not subject to the empty homes premium. From 1 Apr 2025 further exceptions apply to both furnished (second home) and unfurnished (empty) properties, detailed on the council's separate exceptions page. A dwelling cannot be subject to both a second-home premium and an empty-home premium simultaneously.",
   "policyNote": "England: empty homes premium threshold reduced from 2 years to 1 year effective 1 Apr 2024; second-home premium (100%, i.e. total charge of 200%) decision made Feb 2024 under Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (s80(2), inserting new s11C into LGFA 1992), effective 1 Apr 2025",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.ashford.gov.uk/council-tax/discounts-exemptions-and-disregards/council-tax-premium-charges/",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax Premium Charges | Ashford Borough Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Babergh",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Exceptions expected to include properties actively marketed for sale or rent for a limited period, houses going through probate, caravan pitches, and houseboat moorings",
   "policyNote": "England: joint Babergh & Mid Suffolk policy agreed by both councils 23 Feb 2024; empty-homes premium threshold reduced from 2 years to 1 year effective Apr 2024; second-home premium effective Apr 2025 under Levelling-Up and Regeneration Act 2023",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.babergh.gov.uk/w/tax-premiums-agreed-for-owners-of-second-homes-and-empty-properties",
   "sourceTitle": "Tax premiums agreed for owners of second homes and empty properties - Babergh District Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Source is a council press release (23 Feb 2024) rather than a dedicated ongoing policy page; a dedicated page (midsuffolk.gov.uk/web/babergh/w/exemptions-discounts-and-premiums) was attempted but returned empty content."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Barking and Dagenham",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "12-month exceptions from long-term empty premium: actively marketed for sale or rent; property undergoing probate (from grant of probate/letters of administration); empty due to requiring/undergoing major repairs or structural alterations. Also not affected: properties left empty by armed services member away on service; annexes forming part of a single property.",
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/council-tax/empty-properties-and-second-homes",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty properties and second homes | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Barnet",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": null,
   "policyNote": "Figures sourced only from WebSearch result snippets summarising barnet.gov.uk pages; the underlying page content could not be independently fetched/re-read (see notes). 10-year tier not found in available snippets and may exist but be unconfirmed.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.barnet.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-second-homes-and-unoccupied-properties",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax: Second homes and unoccupied properties | Barnet Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "barnet.gov.uk blocks automated fetches domain-wide (Pardon Our Interruption bot-detection wall) across 7 attempts on 5 distinct URLs (including a PDF and an admin.barnet.gov.uk subdomain). Could not perform required two-pass re-read of captured page content. Needs manual re-verification or a browser-based fetch."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Barnsley",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Class E armed forces accommodation; Class F annexes; Class G marketed for sale (12mo); Class H marketed for let (12mo); Class I probate (12mo) - apply to both empty and second homes premiums. Class J job-related dwellings, Class K occupied caravan pitches/boat moorings, Class L seasonal homes - second homes premium only. Class M major/structural repairs (12mo) - empty homes premium only.",
   "policyNote": "Unusually, Barnsley's second homes premium only applies once a property has been unoccupied AND furnished for more than one year (i.e. it is not charged from day one of second-home status, unlike most councils' second homes premiums).",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.barnsley.gov.uk/services/council-tax/council-tax-unoccupied-property-premiums/",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax unoccupied property premiums | Barnsley Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Basildon",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Exemptions from long term empty premium and second home premium from 1 April 2026 for: property actively marketed for sale or rent (max 12 months); property undergoing probate (12 months from grant); property empty due to owner residing in job-related armed forces accommodation.",
   "policyNote": "Data sourced only from WebSearch snippets of basildon.gov.uk pages; direct fetches of the relevant pages (article/5378, budget PDF, article/5352) returned empty content on 6 attempts across 4 URLs, so the required two-pass re-read of captured page content could not be performed. A different page on the same domain (article/5379) fetched successfully, suggesting a page-specific rendering issue rather than a domain-wide block.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.basildon.gov.uk/article/5378/Council-Tax-Empty-And-Unfurnished-Properties",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty Properties - Council Tax Discount/Exemption | Basildon Borough Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Fetch of source page returned empty content; figures unconfirmed. Needs manual re-verification or a browser-based fetch."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Basingstoke and Deane",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Long-term empty properties and second homes meeting certain conditions can be excepted from the relevant premium; at time of verification the council's page stated the application process for an exception to the empty homes premium was 'currently under review'. Job-related second homes get a 50% discount instead of the premium.",
   "policyNote": "Second homes premium decision made by councillors at a meeting on 18 December 2025, effective from 1 April 2026.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/empty-properties-second-homes",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty properties and second homes | Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bassetlaw",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 0,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 2,
     "premiumPct": 100
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": null,
   "policyNote": "Bassetlaw has not adopted a second homes premium: page states 'The premium charge is not billed on second homes' (furnished-but-unoccupied dwellings are billed at the full standard rate only). The empty homes premium threshold is 2 years (not the 1-year threshold used by most other councils) and only a single 100% tier is described, with no separate 5-year/10-year escalation stated on this page.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bassetlaw.gov.uk/council-tax/your-council-tax-explained/",
   "sourceTitle": "Your Council Tax explained | Bassetlaw District Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Page last updated 21 April 2026 per page footer."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bath and North East Somerset",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "12-month exceptions (Class G/H) for properties actively marketed for sale or let (usable once per ownership; no exception if marketing began before 1 April 2024); Class I probate (12 months from grant); Class M major repairs/structural alterations (empty homes only, up to 12 months); Class F annexes forming part of main dwelling; Class E job-related armed forces accommodation. Second homes premium additionally excepts Class J job-related dwellings, occupied caravan pitches/boat moorings, and seasonal homes with planning restrictions preventing year-round occupation.",
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/council-tax-premium-rates-long-term-empty-properties",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty properties | Bath and North East Somerset Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Second home premium approved at full council meeting 30 November 2023; confirmed via both the empty-properties page and the dedicated second-homes page (https://www.bathnes.gov.uk/second-homes-and-periodically-occupied-properties)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bedford",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Exceptions (both empty and second homes premiums) include: job-related armed forces accommodation; annexes forming part of main dwelling; marketed for sale (12mo); marketed for let (12mo); probate (12mo from grant); persons lacking mental capacity (until formal appointment + 6 months after); discretionary hardship reductions under s13A LGFA 1992. Empty-only: major repairs/structural alterations (12mo). Second-homes-only: job-related dwellings; occupied caravan pitches/boat moorings; seasonal homes with occupancy restrictions.",
   "policyNote": "Empty homes premium threshold changed from 2 years (up to and including FY2024/25) to 1 year from 1 April 2025.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bedford.gov.uk/council-tax/empty-properties-and-council-tax",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty properties and Council Tax | Bedford Borough Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bexley",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Exceptions considered for both premiums (proof required): Class E armed forces accommodation; Class F annexes; Class G/H marketed for sale or rent under 12 months; Class I probate granted within 12 months. Empty-only: Class M major repairs. Second-homes-only: Class J job-related dwellings; Class K occupied caravan pitches/boat moorings; Class L seasonal homes with occupancy restrictions.",
   "policyNote": "Empty homes premium threshold changed from 2 years (50% premium from 2013, raised to 100% from 1 April 2019) to a stepped 1/5/10-year structure from 1 April 2025.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bexley.gov.uk/services/council-tax/empty-properties/unoccupied-properties",
   "sourceTitle": "Unoccupied properties | London Borough of Bexley",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Birmingham",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Exceptions (effective since 1 April 2025) for both empty and second homes premiums: Class E armed forces accommodation; Class F annexes; Class G marketed for sale (12mo, one use per owner unless property resold); Class H marketed for let (12mo, reusable if let 6+ months continuously or, from 1 May 2026, assured tenancy in place); Class I probate (12mo from grant). Second-homes-only: Class J job-related dwellings; Class K caravans/boats; Class L seasonal homes. Empty-only: Class M major repairs/structural works (up to 12mo).",
   "policyNote": "Empty homes premium threshold changed from 2 years to 1 year effective 1 April 2024 under the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20005/council_tax/3040/premium_charges",
   "sourceTitle": "Premium charges | Council Tax | Birmingham City Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Blaby",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": null,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": null,
   "exceptionsNote": null,
   "policyNote": "A Cabinet Executive decision (13 Jan 2025, democracy.blaby.gov.uk AIId=23071) approved a 100% second-home premium and 100%/200%/300% empty-homes tiers (1-5yr/5-10yr/10yr+) effective 1 April 2026, subject to consultation feedback.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.blaby.gov.uk/council-tax/discounts-and-exemptions/empty-properties/",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty Properties – Blaby District Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Two-pass check found a disagreement: the live council-tax page (last updated 16 June 2026, after the decision's 1 Apr 2026 go-live date) still describes only a flat 100% empty-homes premium, makes no mention of a second-home premium, and says the council 'is consulting on proposed changes to the discounts and premiums.' This conflicts with the approved decision record found via search (democracy.blaby.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?AIId=23071). Percentages left null per hard rule against guessing under disagreement; needs re-check against the council's live page or a newer decision/implementation notice."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Blackburn with Darwen",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": null,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 2,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Limited exceptions may apply to the 200%/300% tiers; claims are made via the Council Tax general enquiry online form.",
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.blackburn.gov.uk/council-tax/empty-property-charges-and-advice/long-term-empty-property-premium",
   "sourceTitle": "Long-term empty property premium | Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Empty-homes premium tiers (2yr=100%, 5yr=200%, 10yr=300%) confirmed directly from the council's long-term-empty-property-premium page. The dedicated second-home premium page (blackburn.gov.uk/council-tax/empty-properties-and-second-homes/second-home-council-tax-premium) returned no retrievable body text on two fetch attempts. A WebSearch snippet suggested second homes simply lose discount eligibility (pay standard 100%) rather than an added premium, but this could not be confirmed on an allowlisted page, so second-home fields are left null rather than guessed."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Blackpool",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Classes G, H, J, K, L, M and local exceptions Local 1/Local 2 apply (actively marketed for sale/let, job-related accommodation, caravan/boat mooring, planning-restricted holiday let, major renovation, new-owner or post-probate grace periods).",
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.blackpool.gov.uk/Residents/Council-tax/Council-Tax-premiums.aspx",
   "sourceTitle": "Blackpool Council Tax premiums",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Blaenau Gwent",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 2,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 3,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "7 statutory exception classes (Classes 1-4 apply to both long-term-empty and second homes; Classes 5-7 to second homes only) plus 5 local exceptions (new purchaser, awaiting grant/loan decision, complex legal issues, awaiting planning permission, composite assessments).",
   "policyNote": "Welsh authority (Housing (Wales) Act 2014 s.139, inserting LGFA 1992 s.12A/12B). Page states these specific percentages, not the 300% Wales cap. Empty-years periods are measured since 1 April 2024 (any empty time before that date is disregarded).",
   "sourceUrl": "https://blaenau-gwent.gov.uk/en/resident/council-tax/council-tax-premium-for-long-term-empty-property",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax Premium for Long Term Empty Property | Blaenau Gwent CBC",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bolsover",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": null,
   "exceptionsNote": null,
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bolsover.gov.uk/",
   "sourceTitle": "Home | Bolsover District Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "WebSearch synthesis (not independently confirmed via direct page fetch) indicates a 100% second-home premium effective 1 Apr 2025 and a new empty-homes premium being introduced from April 2026 for properties empty 1+ years, but exact empty-homes tiers/percentages could not be confirmed. Every dedicated council-tax/empty-homes-premium subpage on bolsover.gov.uk (c/council-tax/1491-empty-homes-premium, services/c/council-tax/empty-homes-premium, news/empty-property-premium, documents/15137-empty-homes-premium-2025-26, contact-us, services/p/planning-development, and legacy index.php?id=1529 which now redirects to the homepage) returned blank or redirected content on fetch; only the homepage rendered content. Recommend re-check with a browser-rendering capable tool."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bolton",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Exceptions in force from 1 Apr 2025 include: charity-owned (up to 6mo), person permanently resident in hospital/care home/prison, person providing care elsewhere, and other statutory classes; exceptions remove only the premium, not the standard 100% second-home charge.",
   "policyNote": "Page ties the exceptions explicitly to 1 April 2025; the second-home premium's own start date is inferred as the same 1 April 2025 (matching national legislation and every other council in this batch) rather than stated verbatim as a premium start date on this page.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bolton.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-bands-charges/4",
   "sourceTitle": "Council tax bands and charges – Bolton Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "SCHEMA CORRECTION 2026-08-12 (orchestrator): second_home_effective_date nulled - the source page does not state a start date for the second-home premium; the agent had inferred 2025-04-01 by analogy with national legislation and peer councils. Premium percentage itself is read directly from source. "
  },
  {
   "registry": "Boston",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 2,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "9 exceptions in force from 1 Nov 2024: armed forces accommodation, annexe, job-related dwelling, caravan pitch/boat mooring, planning restriction preventing occupation (unlimited); marketed for sale, marketed for let, probate granted <12mo, major repair/structural alteration (12-month limit each).",
   "policyNote": "Second-home premium approved by Council 4 Mar 2024 (>1 year's notice given before it took effect, as legally required). LTEP tiers have separate historic introduction dates: 50% at 2yr from 1 Apr 2013, increased to 100% at 2yr and 200% at 5yr from 1 Apr 2020, and 300% at 10yr from 1 Apr 2021.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.boston.gov.uk/CouncilTaxPremiums",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax Additional Charges - Boston Borough Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Full exception classes and evidence requirements are set out in the council's 'Empty homes and second homes premium guidance from 1 April 2025' PDF; evidence (e.g. active marketing for sale/let) is required for any exception to be applied.",
   "policyNote": "Empty-homes tiers derive from the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023: the threshold for the first 100% premium tier dropped from 2 years to 1 year effective 1 Apr 2024 (the 200%@5yr and 300%@10yr tiers were already in force before 2024 and are unchanged).",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bcpcouncil.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-explained/council-tax-charges-for-unoccupied-but-furnished-or-unfurnished-properties",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax charges for unoccupied but furnished or unfurnished properties | BCP",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bracknell Forest",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "No premium applied if: property is an annexe, occupier is in armed forces accommodation for work, occupier is in other work-required accommodation liable there, actively marketed for sale/let (12-month limit each), or Class F probate exemption applies (12-month limit from grant); second-home premium is also excepted for occupied caravan pitches/boat moorings and seasonal homes with occupancy restrictions.",
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/council-tax/second-homes-and-empty-properties",
   "sourceTitle": "Second homes and empty properties | Bracknell Forest Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "Page confirms a 100% second-home premium (property charged 2x normal Council Tax) and a flat 100% empty-property premium starting after 1 year of vacancy, but states no effective date for either and describes only a single empty-homes tier with no 200%/300% bands for 5yr/10yr (common under national legislation elsewhere in this batch but not stated here). Flagging for stronger-model/manual review to confirm whether higher empty-home tiers exist on a page not surfaced by search, and to establish the second-home premium's effective date (third-party sources report 1 April 2025, but this is not stated on the allowlisted council page itself)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bradford",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Exceptions from 1 Apr 2025: actively marketed for sale/let (12mo), major structural repairs (1 month 100% discount then 11 months 0% discount i.e. full charge without premium), probate (12mo from grant), annexes, military accommodation, job-related dwellings/caravan pitches (retain existing 50% discount).",
   "policyNote": "Empty-home tier introduction dates: 1yr/100% from 1 Apr 2024 (previously 2yr/50% from 2013), 5yr/200% from 1 Apr 2020, 10yr/300% from 1 Apr 2021. Second-home premium under LGFA 1992 s.11C, inserted by Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 s.80.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bradford.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-bills/empty-properties-and-second-or-holiday-homes/",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty properties and second or holiday homes | Bradford Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Braintree",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": null,
   "policyNote": "Empty premium 1-year threshold effective from 1 April 2024. Page also references a legacy 2-5 year/100% tier that only applied to properties already empty on 1 April 2020, expired 31 March 2024 - not current.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.braintree.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-empty-levy-charge-exemptions",
   "sourceTitle": "Second homes and Premium – Council Tax empty levy charges – Braintree District Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Empty homes premium detail confirmed on page 2 of same series: https://www.braintree.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-empty-levy-charge-exemptions/2"
  },
  {
   "registry": "Breckland",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2026-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Classes E,F,H,I,J,K,L excluded from second home premium; standard LURA exception classes apply to long-term empty premium from 1 April 2025.",
   "policyNote": "Source states second home premium applies 'from at least April 2026' (approved Feb 2025) — wording implies the date could slip later; treat 2026-04-01 as the earliest stated date, not a certainty.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.angliarevenues.gov.uk/services/counciltax/reductions/empty-homes/br-second-home-premium.cfm",
   "sourceTitle": "Breckland second home premium",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Anglia Revenues Partnership (angliarevenues.gov.uk) administers council tax for Breckland; empty homes premium confirmed at https://www.angliarevenues.gov.uk/services/counciltax/reductions/empty-homes/br-long-term-empty-premium.cfm (effective 1 April 2024)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Brent",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Classes E-M (armed forces, annexes, marketed for sale/let, probate, job-related, caravan/boat mooring, seasonal homes, major repairs) apply per Brent's exceptions table.",
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.brent.gov.uk/council-tax/reductions-and-discounts",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax reductions and discounts | Brent Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Empty homes premium tiers corroborated at https://www.brent.gov.uk/council-tax/empty-property-charges (1-year threshold effective 1 April 2024)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Brentwood",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 2,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Marketed for sale/let (12 months), probate, armed forces accommodation, annexes (empty+second home); job-related dwellings, occupied caravan/boat moorings, seasonal homes (second home only) - all effective 1 April 2025.",
   "policyNote": "Brentwood retains the 2-year threshold for the base empty homes premium tier; no evidence found that it adopted the 1-year threshold enabled by LURA 2023.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.brentwood.gov.uk/who-pays-council-tax",
   "sourceTitle": "Who pays council tax? | Brentwood Council",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bridgend",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2024-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 3,
     "premiumPct": 200
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Classes 1-7 (marketed for sale/let, annexes, armed forces, occupied caravan/boat moorings, planning-restricted seasonal homes, job-related dwellings) excepted; see source for full list.",
   "policyNote": "Welsh authority. Source states TOTAL charge as 200% (first tier) rising to 300% after 2 years at that tier; recorded here as ADDITIONAL premium (100% / 200%) per schema. Second home premium follows the same escalating schedule as the empty homes premium (100% premium for first 2 years as a second home, then 200%), effective from 1 April 2024. Council's stated 200%/300% total charges are its own resolution, not the Welsh 300%-total cap.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bridgend.gov.uk/residents/council-tax/council-tax-premiums-for-long-term-empty-properties-and-second-homes",
   "sourceTitle": "Council tax premiums for long-term empty properties and second homes",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Long-term empty premium effective 1 April 2023 (1-year threshold, escalating to 200% premium after 2 years at the first tier, i.e. empty_years_min=3 total)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Brighton and Hove",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Annexes, armed forces personnel, and probate (property exempt for 6 months after grant) excepted from empty property charge; further statutory exception classes apply to premiums from 1 April 2025.",
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-information/council-tax-empty-properties",
   "sourceTitle": "Council Tax for empty properties",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Second home premium (100%, effective 2025-04-01) confirmed via council committee report: https://democracy.brighton-hove.gov.uk/documents/s195462/Council%20Tax%20premiums%20on%20second%20homes.pdf (Full Council approved 1 Feb 2024)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bristol",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Armed forces accommodation, annexes, marketed for sale/let (12 months), probate, major/structural repairs (12 months), job-related dwellings, occupied caravan pitches/boat moorings, seasonal homes - all effective 1 April 2025.",
   "policyNote": null,
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/council-tax/empty-properties-and-council-tax",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty properties and second homes",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Source page provides a clear premium table confirming both second home and empty-homes figures on a single page."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Broadland",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": null,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 2,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Statutory exception classes E,F,G,H,I,M (armed forces, annexes, marketed for sale/let, probate, major repairs) apply from 1 April 2025.",
   "policyNote": "Broadland retains the 2-year threshold for the empty homes premium (has not adopted the 1-year LURA threshold). A March 2023 Cabinet report recommended adopting a 100% second-home premium once LURA received Royal Assent, but the council's live council tax pages (checked 2026-08-12) make no reference to an active second-home premium, and this was corroborated by third-party Norfolk council-tax comparison sources describing Broadland as one of the Norfolk districts that does not charge one.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.southnorfolkandbroadland.gov.uk/council-tax/empty-properties/broadland-unoccupied",
   "sourceTitle": "Broadland - unoccupied properties | Broadland and South Norfolk",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "SCHEMA CORRECTION 2026-08-12 (orchestrator): second-home position was INFERRED FROM ABSENCE of premium language on the council's pages, not from an explicit statement. Per PREMIUMS-SCHEMA rule 3 ('cannot find a policy statement = unverified; never infer'), the second-home fields are nulled and the record is quarantined as unverified. Empty-homes data below was read directly from source and is sound. (agent had proposed 0%.) FLAG FOR REVIEW: second_home_premium_pct=0 is inferred from absence of any second-homes-premium content on the council's own site (contrast with sibling council Breckland on the same shared site, which has a dedicated page) plus a 2023 Cabinet recommendation that appears unimplemented. No page explicitly states 'Broadland charges 0% premium on second homes.'"
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bromley",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": 100,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": "2025-04-01",
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 2,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Armed forces personnel away on service, and annexes forming part of a single property, are exempt from the empty homes premium.",
   "policyNote": "Bromley's empty-homes-premium page (content reflects 2023 changes) retains the 2-year threshold for the base tier; no evidence found of adoption of the 1-year threshold enabled by LURA 2023.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bromley.gov.uk/council-tax/empty-homes-premium-unoccupied-dwellings",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty Homes Premium for unoccupied dwellings – London Borough of Bromley",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "verified",
   "notes": "Second home premium confirmed via https://www.bromley.gov.uk/council-tax/second-home-premium-consultation (Executive approved 100% premium effective 1 April 2025 on 27 March 2024)."
  },
  {
   "registry": "Bromsgrove",
   "secondHomePremiumPct": null,
   "secondHomeEffectiveDate": null,
   "emptyHomesPremiums": [
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 1,
     "premiumPct": 100
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 5,
     "premiumPct": 200
    },
    {
     "emptyYearsMin": 10,
     "premiumPct": 300
    }
   ],
   "exceptionsNote": "Statutory exception classes E-M (armed forces, annexes, marketed for sale/let, probate, job-related, caravan/boat, seasonal homes, major repairs) apply from 1 April 2025.",
   "policyNote": "Second homes in Bromsgrove receive no discount (full 100% standard council tax is payable, down from a former discretionary discount) but the council has NOT introduced an additional second-home premium on top of the standard charge; only the long-term empty homes premium (from 1 April 2024) is charged.",
   "sourceUrl": "https://www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/residents/money-education-skills/council-tax/claim-discounts-and-exemptions/empty-and-unoccupied-homes/",
   "sourceTitle": "Empty and unoccupied homes",
   "verifiedDate": "2026-08-12",
   "status": "unverified",
   "notes": "SCHEMA CORRECTION 2026-08-12 (orchestrator): second-home position was INFERRED FROM ABSENCE of premium language on the council's pages, not from an explicit statement. Per PREMIUMS-SCHEMA rule 3 ('cannot find a policy statement = unverified; never infer'), the second-home fields are nulled and the record is quarantined as unverified. Empty-homes data below was read directly from source and is sound. (agent had proposed 0%.) Some third-party aggregator summaries incorrectly imply Bromsgrove charges a second-home premium; the council's own page describes only discount removal (0% discount = standard full charge), not an additional premium."
  }
 ]
}