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Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames - Council Tax Rates 2025/26

KT1•Published 06/03/25•Expired

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ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON UPON THAMES

THE COUNCIL TAX 2025/26

The Council of the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames, in accordance with provisions in the Local Government Finance Act 1992, has set the following amounts of Council Tax for the financial year 2025/26 for each category of dwelling as shown below:

Valuation Bands	Part of the Council’s Area which is subject to the Wimbledon & Putney Commons Conservators Levy (£)	All other parts of the Council’s Area (£)
A	1,685.63	1,658.90
B	1,966.57	1,935.39
C	2,247.50	2,211.86
D	2,528.44	2,488.35
E	3,090.31	3,041.31
F	3,652.19	3,594.29
G	4,214.07	4,147.25
H	5,056.88	4,976.70

NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to Sections 11B and 11C of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended by the Local Government Finance Act 2012, The Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England)(Amendment) Regulations 2012 and The Rating (Property in Common Occupation), The Council Tax (Empty Dwellings) Act 2018, and The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023, the following Council Tax premiums relating to the classes of prescribed dwellings set out below will be as follows:

Class of Dwelling	Description of class of dwelling	Amount of Council Tax payable from 1st April 2025
Class C	A dwelling which is unoccupied and substantially unfurnished	After 1 year, 200% of the Council Tax will become payable as a long-term empty dwelling. (100% Council Tax plus a 100% premium).
Class C	A dwelling which is unoccupied and substantially unfurnished	After 5 years, 300% of the Council Tax will become payable as a long-term empty dwelling. (100% Council Tax plus a 200% premium).
Class C	A dwelling which is unoccupied and substantially unfurnished	After 10 years, 400% of the Council Tax will become payable as a long-term empty dwelling. (100% Council Tax plus a 300% premium).

Class of Dwelling

Description of class of dwelling

Amount of Council Tax payable from

1st April 2025

Class B

A dwelling which is unoccupied but furnished (includes second homes)

From the day the property becomes unoccupied, 200% of the Council Tax will become payable as a second-home dwelling.

(100% Council Tax plus a 100% premium).

Reference to Classes are those prescribed by the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England) Regulations 2003, and as amended by the Council Tax (Prescribed Classes of Dwellings) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

Any taxpayers who need help to pay their Council Tax may qualify for a reduction.

If you are in this position, please use the benefit calculator on the Council’s website www.kingston.gov.uk to give you an estimate of any benefit entitlement. If you do not have access to a computer, please contact the Benefits Section on 020 8547 5000.

Lauren McCann

General Counsel

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