Urban Regeneration and Housing (Amendment) Bill 2018

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

Aims to make the vacant site levy much stronger by increasing the charge on land left unused and tightening the rules on what counts as vacant or idle. It also gives owners of such sites a chance to negotiate a sale to the local authority or a state body at a reduced percentage of the site’s value if the land could be used for housing, which could help bring empty or underused sites back into productive use.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend Part 2 of the Urban Regeneration and Housing Act 2015, which concerns the Vacant Site Levy; to increase the vacant site levy and make changes to some of the provisions of the levy; to allow owners of sites deemed vacant, the opportunity to enter into negotiations with the relevant Local Authority, or State Agency, to sell the site for a percentage of its value; and to provide for related matters.

Last updated 14 November 2024