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We are the UK's only dedicated accounting practice focused exclusively on short-term let and holiday let operators. These are the tax and compliance issues we handle daily, written up for the operators handling them themselves.

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18 September 2026·7 min read

The 100% Council Tax Premium on English Second Homes: The Arithmetic That Now Forces Every STL Owner to Choose

As of April 2026, roughly 84% of English billing authorities apply a 100% council tax premium on furnished second homes. For STL owners the choice is now binary — meet the 70/140-day business rates threshold, or pay double.