Conwy Council's cabinet has backed a decision to increase the council tax premium for owners of second homes and empty properties in the county to 100% from 2024.
As it stands, the current council tax premium for such properties in the county is 25%. The final decision will be made at a council meeting on December 8, but if the increase gets the go-ahead, the tax will increase to 50% in 2023 and then double once again in 2024.
According to the cabinet, the money generated will be used to tackle the county’s homelessness problem. The move comes after Gwynedd Council announced its plan to increase the premium it charges the owners of 23,000 second homes in the area to 150% in April next year.
