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Bill · started in the Commons

Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018

A Bill to make provision, where two or more hereditaments occupied or owned by the same person meet certain conditions as to contiguity, for those hereditaments to be treated for the purposes of non-domestic rating as one hereditament; and to increase the percentage by which a billing authority in England may increase the council tax payable in respect of a long-term empty dwelling.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 28 March 2018 by Sajid Javid (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Rating (Property in Common Occupation) and Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018, receiving Royal Assent on 1 November 2018.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 28 Mar 2018
  2. 2nd reading Commons 23 Apr 2018
  3. Programme motion Commons 23 Apr 2018
  4. Ways and Means resolution Commons 23 Apr 2018
  5. Committee stage Commons 1 May 2018
  6. Report stage Commons 15 May 2018
  7. 3rd reading Commons 15 May 2018
  8. 1st reading Lords 16 May 2018
  9. 2nd reading Lords 4 Jun 2018
  10. Committee stage Lords 19 Jun 2018
  11. Report stage Lords 4 Jul 2018
  12. 3rd reading Lords 18 Jul 2018
  13. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 16 Oct 2018
  14. Royal Assent Unassigned 1 Nov 2018

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 2 Nov 2018.