Owners of second homes in Ealing are set to be charged double council tax from 1 April 2025.
According to Ealing Council, there are currently 180 homes across the borough which are registered as second homes.
The move, which is to be voted on at a full council meeting on 4 March 2025, is also part of plans by the council to get more homes being made available.
The council said homeowners whose properties have been empty for more than a year will also be charged double the usual council tax rate.
Around 1,494 homes in the borough are empty properties according to Ealing Council.
Councillor Louise Brett, Ealing Council deputy leader and cabinet member for safe and genuinely affordable homes, said: “The shortage of good homes is a huge challenge in the borough. This scheme aims to reduce the number of properties left empty for long periods, and bring them back into use.”
Councillor Shital Manro, Ealing Council cabinet member for good growth and new homes added: “Supply of affordable housing is a huge issue across London, and schemes like this are key to ensuring that families in our borough can have access to safe, and genuinely affordable homes.”
