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Mike HedgesLlafur

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3

…to bring homes up to a better standard so they could be sold, and the stick of charging additional council tax. If people still refused, then there are compulsory purchase orders, which are incredibly difficult, incredibly expensive, and nowhere near as certain as some of those who shout it out as a…

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Chris Bailey

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3

…and what isn't, and they still come up with a number that's between 400,000 and 500,000 higher than the council tax base does for homes that are unoccupied or not in residential use, even when you take account of all the second homes on the council tax base.

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Rebeca PhillipsPlaid

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3

…this afternoon for us. So, I think a lot of you are pointing to the fact of the over-reliance on the council tax data. I think the point about the Welsh housing survey is a very valid one. There seems to be this massive variation in data, doesn't there, across the sector? I'm just wondering, are…

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Wendy Dearden

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 3

…relying on UK-wide census data every 10 years, could we be getting the mantle, because, ultimately, our council tax data is there for taxation purposes, not for the use that we're trying to say, in terms of enforcement and incentives and all that sort of thing. So, I think we need to start thinking…

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Michael Kay

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Craffu ar y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol, Tai a Chynllunio ar y Rheoliadau Cynrychiolaeth y Bobl (Cofrestru Etholiadol heb Geisiadau) (Diwygio Etholiadol) (Cymru) 2026

…So, that's part of the reason why the Cabinet Minister wrote to RSLs. There were some areas like council tax that weren't previously being shared. So, electoral registration officers have had the power for, I think it's over 10 years now, to already use data that's held by the local authority for…

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Siân GwenllianPlaid

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Craffu ar y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol, Tai a Chynllunio ar y Rheoliadau Cynrychiolaeth y Bobl (Cofrestru Etholiadol heb Geisiadau) (Diwygio Etholiadol) (Cymru) 2026

Again, that's a wider point, isn't it, about who is actually on the council tax roll and who should be on there. But we are using other data sources, and comparing other data sources, obviously with all the GDPR rules in place as well, so that we have a fuller picture of who actually is entitled to…

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David HughesReform

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Craffu ar y Gweinidog Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol, Tai a Chynllunio ar y Rheoliadau Cynrychiolaeth y Bobl (Cofrestru Etholiadol heb Geisiadau) (Diwygio Etholiadol) (Cymru) 2026

…empty homes. I'm led to believe that most of our information will come from the electoral roll and the council tax roll. So, what about those who are not on that roll? How are we going to collect their data?

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Georgina Wayman

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

I don't know if I can answer that because it's from a council tax perspective, I guess, but I think it's having the manpower to be able to monitor the properties to identify when this is going on, because we're only becoming aware of this when we get a complaint. Generally, we only get that…

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Georgina Wayman

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

Do you mean in terms of the council tax side of things, or do you mean enforcement?

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Georgina Wayman

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

…Cardiff. They entered what they believed was an empty property under housing legislation. According to council tax, it was being lived in by a single person. They entered the property under warrant, confirmed that it was, in fact, vacant. As a result, evidence in terms of statements and photographs…

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Georgina Wayman

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

I'm happy to answer that. In terms of the council tax premium, I think there is value in having that in place. In Bridgend, since it was introduced, we have noticed a reduction in the number of empty properties because people are actively trying to do something with them to avoid, obviously, paying…

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Elyn StephensPlaid

1 Hydref 2026, Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee

Ymchwiliad dilynol i Eiddo Gwag: Sesiwn dystiolaeth 2

Yes. I have been forewarned that you're not tax experts. [Laughter.] The first question is: is this working? Does the council tax premium have an effect on people's decisions to do up their properties? On the opposite side of that coin, are you finding any issues with people actively trying to avoid…

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