CLG Greets Council Tax Statistics as Evidence of Its ‘Hard-Working’ Policies

New figures from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) revealing the number of properties banded for Council Tax has prompted the Government to boast that it has delivered nearly 800,000 new homes across England. Since 2009 – when Labour was last in government – the CLG highlighted an increase of 795,000 new homes as evidence that the Government’s plans to boost home ownership and promote housebuilding growth are working. The VOA’s figures show how many properties there are in England covered by a Council Tax band. “[These] figures show how our efforts have got the country building again, with almost 800,000 additional homes delivered since the end of 2009,” said communities secretary Greg Clark. Read more on the Housing Excellence website.