Recommend to the full Council on 5 December 2024 that
the following is the preferred option with regards to the level of Premium on
the Council Tax of Second Homes and Long-Term Empty Dwellings for the 2025/26
financial year:
·
That
Cyngor Gwynedd allows NO discount on class A second homes, under Section 12 of
the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (i.e. no change).
·
That
Cyngor Gwynedd allows NO discount and RAISES A PREMIUM OF 150% on class B
second homes, under Section 12B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (i.e.
no change).
· That Cyngor Gwynedd allows NO
discount on homes that have been empty for 6 months or more and CHARGES A
PREMIUM of 100% on homes that have been empty for 12 months or more, in
accordance with Section 12A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 (i.e. no change).