Guidance and regulation

Guidance for local authorities on the empty homes premium.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 7 May 2013

• Council Tax empty homes premium: guidance for properties for sale and letting

  1. In its summary of responses report, Technical Reforms to Council Tax:…

This Council Tax information letter provides information on the definition of empty homes and second homes.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 23 September 2014

This letter covers Council Tax and students.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 15 November 2012

This Council Tax information letter covers the topic of Council Tax discount on empty homes.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 15 November 2012

Guidance for local authorities on how to deliver a weekly bin collection service.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 4 January 2014

A table of successful bids and a set of frequently asked questions for the Recycling Reward Scheme.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 16 March 2015

Best value guidance for local councils: easy-read version

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 14 November 2012

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This Council Tax information letter covers the topic of service personnel and second homes.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 15 November 2012

This letter covers the Council Tax (Discount Disregards) Order 1992 SI 1992/548.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 15 February 2012

This letter provides an update on efficiency information on bills, Council Tax freeze grant and referendums.

• From: Closed organisation: Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
• Updated: 15 November 2012

Actuarial guidance to assist administering authorities and other practitioners responsible for administering the new local government pension scheme.

• From: Government Actuary's Department and 1 others
• Updated: 31 March 2014

Actuarial guidance to assist administering authorities and other practitioners responsible for administering the new local government pension scheme.

• From: Government Actuary's Department and 1 others
• Updated: 31 March 2014

Actuarial guidance to assist administering authorities and other practitioners responsible for administering the new local government pension scheme.

• From: Government Actuary's Department and 1 others
• Updated: 31 March 2014

Actuarial guidance to assist administering authorities and other practitioners responsible for administering the new local government pension scheme.

• From: Government Actuary's Department and 1 others
• Updated: 31 March 2014

Actuarial guidance to assist administering authorities and other practitioners responsible for administering the new local government pension scheme.

• From: Government Actuary's Department and 1 others
• Updated: 31 March 2014

Actuarial guidance to assist administering authorities and other practitioners responsible for administering the new local government pension scheme.

• From: Government Actuary's Department and 1 others
• Updated: 31 March 2014

Actuarial guidance to assist administering authorities and other practitioners responsible for administering the new local government pension scheme.

• From: Government Actuary's Department and 1 others
• Updated: 31 March 2014

Calculation of the transfer share when the administering authority changes in connection with probation service arrangements.

• From: Government Actuary's Department and 1 others
• Updated: 30 May 2014