Consultation on the valuation of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) for Council Tax
1.
Please specify which group you identify with:
2. Do you agree with the Welsh Government’s policy to provide a consistent approach for the treatment of HMOs for Council Tax purposes, ensuring HMOs are aggregated and treated as a single dwelling and have one Council Tax bill?
3. Do you agree with the proposed definition of HMOs for Council Tax purposes as set out in the draft Regulations?
4. Are there other types of properties not included in the definition for HMOs in the draft Regulations which should be aggregated and treated as a single dwelling for the purposes of Council Tax valuation and banding?
5. Are there any other types of properties not currently defined that could be considered to be treated as a single dwelling for the purposes of Council Tax valuation and banding?
6. Do you have any other comments on the proposals?
7. The Welsh Government would like your views on the possible effects that the proposals for HMOs could have on the Welsh language, specifically on:
i. opportunities for people to use Welsh; and
ii. on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than English.
8. Please also explain how you think the proposals for HMOs could be developed so as to have:
i. positive effects or increased positive effects on opportunities for people to use the Welsh language and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language; and
ii. no adverse effects on opportunities for people to use the Welsh language and on treating the Welsh language no less favourably than the English language.
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