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Cabinet councillors have today (December 7) recommended that owners of long-term empty properties in Lewes district will have to pay council tax premiums of up to 300 per cent from April 2024.

Premiums would begin at 100 per cent for homes that are unoccupied and substantially unfurnished between 1 and 5 years of becoming empty, 200 per cent for between 5 and 10 years, and 300 per cent for more than 10 years of becoming empty.

Currently, these empty homes are all subject to a 50 per cent premium.

Second and empty homes set for significant council tax increases