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Questions

1. Do you think the current definition of a second home should continue to apply?

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Yes
No
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2. Do you think the discount eligibility for job related dwellings and purpose built holiday accommodation is appropriate?

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Yes
No
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3. Do you think councils should be able to charge a council tax premium on top of regular council tax rates for second homes?

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Yes
No
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6 . If you do, or were to, own a second home please tell us what you would do if the applicable rate of council tax were to increase, and the ‘thresholds’ to be classed as self-catering holiday accommodation for non-domestic rates purposes stayed the same?

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The home is (or would be) already used as self-catering accommodation and liable for non-domestic rates
The home is (or would be) already used as a private residential tenancy and the tenant is liable for council tax
I would continue to use it purely for personal use and pay the higher rate of council tax
I would continue with split use between self-catering accommodation (below the non-domestic rates threshold) and personal use, and pay council tax
My second home already has/would have split use between self-catering accommodation (below the non-domestic rates threshold) and personal use. Rather than pay the higher rate of council tax, I would increase the number of days the accommodation is available to let and actually let in order to meet the non-domestic rates thresholds
My second home is purely for personal use. However, in order to stop paying council tax, I would make it available as self-catering accommodation for 140 days or more and actually let it for 70 days or more in order to be liable for non-domestic rates
I use my second home purely for personal use but I would change its use to a private residential tenancy
I use my second home as self-catering accommodation (below the non-domestic rates threshold) but I would change its use to a private residential tenancy
I will seek reclassification as an empty home and pay council tax
I will sell the second home

7. Do you think councils should be able to charge a higher premium than the current 100% (double the full rate) of council tax on homes empty for longer than 12 months?

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Yes
No
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9. Do you think there should be a stepped approach to charging higher rates of council tax on long-term empty homes?

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Yes
No
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12. If you do, or were to, own a home that has been empty for longer than 12 months, please tell us what you would do if your council decided to increase the maximum council tax charge above 100% premium?

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Leave the home empty and pay the higher council tax
Sell the empty home
Use the home as a private residential tenancy
Use the home as a short-term let

13. Do you think that the letting thresholds for self-catering accommodation for non-domestic rates should be changed?

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Yes
No
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14. If you have answered yes to question 13, what do you think the threshold for the number of days self-catering accommodation must actually be let for should be?

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50 days
100 days
140 days
180 days
Other

15. If you have answered yes to question 13, what do you think the threshold for the number of days self-catering accommodation must be available to let should be?

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120 days
160 days
200 days
250 days
Other - please specify

16. Do you think councils should have discretion to change the self-catering accommodation ‘days actually let’ threshold, for their local area?

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Yes
No
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17. If you answered yes to question 16 do you think that councils should have discretion to:

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Increase the number of days actually let only
Decrease the number of days actually let only
Increase or decrease the number of days actually let

19. If you do, or were to, own a second home please tell us what you would do in the event that the applicable rate of council tax and non-domestic rate thresholds both increased?

Please select one item
The home is already used as a private residential tenancy
I would continue to use it purely for personal use and pay the higher rate of council tax
I would continue with split use between self-catering accommodation (below the thresholds to be liable for non-domestic rates) and personal use, and pay council tax
My second home already has/would have split use between self-catering accommodation (below the non-domestic rates threshold) and personal use. Rather than pay the higher rate of council tax, I would increase the number of days the accommodation is available to let and actually let in order to meet the non-domestic rates thresholds
My second home already has/would have split use between self-catering accommodation (above the non-domestic rates threshold) and personal use. Rather than revert to paying council tax, I would increase the number of days the accommodation is available to let and actually let in order to meet the higher non-domestic rates thresholds
My second home is purely for personal use. However, in order to stop paying council tax, I would make it available as self-catering accommodation and let it for the number of days I needed to in order to be liable for non-domestic rates
I use my second home purely for personal use but I would change its use to a private residential tenancy
I use my second home as self-catering accommodation (below the non-domestic rates threshold) but I would change its use to a private residential tenancy
I would seek reclassification as an empty home and pay council tax
I would sell the second home
Something else (please specify)

20. If you do, or were to, own a second home please tell us what you would do in the event that:

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The home is already used as a private residential tenancy
I would continue to use it purely for personal use and pay Council Tax
I would continue with split use between self-catering accommodation (below the thresholds to be liable for Non-Domestic Rates) and personal use, and pay Council Tax
My second home already has/would have split use between self-catering accommodation (above the Non-Domestic Rates threshold) and personal use. I would increase the number of days the accommodation is available to let and actually let in order to meet the higher Non-Domestic Rates thresholds
I use my second home as self-catering accommodation (above the current Non-Domestic Rates threshold). If I was not able to meet the new thresholds, I would change its use to a private residential tenancy
I would seek reclassification as an empty home and pay Council Tax
I would sell the second home
Something else (please specify)

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24. Do you think there are any equality, human rights, or wellbeing impacts in relation to the proposed changes set out in the consultation?

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Yes
No
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About you

Are you responding as an individual or an organisation?

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Individual
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Please tell us which of the following categories best describe you (select all that apply):

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Owner of a Second Home
Owner of a Long-term Empty Home
Short-Term Let/Self-Catering accommodation operator
Council or Assessor
Organisation e.g. third sector or industry body
Member of the Public
Other, please specify

Please tick whichever council areas apply to you (or select all of Scotland)?:

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Aberdeen City
Aberdeenshire Council
All of Scotland
Angus Council
Argyll and Bute Council
City of Edinburgh Council
Clackmannanshire Council
Dumfries and Galloway
Dundee City Council
East Ayrshire Council
East Dunbartonshire Council
East Lothian Council
East Renfrewshire Council
Falkirk Council
Fife Council
Glasgow City Council
Highland Council
Inverclyde Council
Midlothian Council
Moray Council
Na h-Eileanan Siar Council
North Ayrshire Council
North Lanarkshire Council
Orkney Council
Perth and Kinross Council
Renfrewshire Council
Scottish Borders Council
Shetland Council
South Ayrshire Council
South Lanarkshire Council
Stirling Council
West Dunbartonshire Council
West Lothian Council