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The property may be unoccupied and unfurnished, furnished, uninhabitable or unoccupied for other reasons.
Furnished if it contains any removable furniture
An empty but furnished property can be considered to receive a 10% empty property discount for Council Tax for up to 12 months from the date the property was last occupied for three months or more. After the property has remained empty for over 12 months a 200% charge for Council Tax will then apply.
If your property is on the market for sale or let you can be considered to receive a 10% empty property discount for Council Tax for up to 24 months from the date the property was last occupied for three months or more. After the property has remained empty for over 24 months a 200% charge for Council Tax will then apply. We must be notified should this be the case and evidence provided that it is on the market.
Unfurnished
If it contains unremovable items such as
- carpets,
- curtains or blinds,
- white goods such as fridge, freezer, dishwasher,
- items that are built into the property such as some cookers,
- gas fires and fitted wardrobes or cupboards.
As a statutory limitation the 100% exemption can last for up to six months starting from the date someone last lived in the property for three months or more.
Uninhabitable
Uninhabitable is a property that is undergoing, or has undergone, major repair work to make it habitable or structural alterations and no one is living there. As a statutory limitation the 100% exemption can last for up to 12 months from the date someone last lived in the property.
To be considered for this exemption the property can be no one’s sole or main residence so cannot be lived in. The dwelling must be undergoing, or has undergone major repair or structural works to make it habitable. The work will have required to have commenced and may last for up to 12 months from the date the property was last occupied. However, a period of no more than 6 months can be awarded since the major repair work or structural alteration in question was substantially completed.
Major repair work
This would not include for example, the replacement of a kitchen, bathroom or heating system. Redecoration or rewiring. The work will have to be of a nature to render the property uninhabitable.
Structural alterations
This must include or involve substantial changes to the fabric of the property. Examples of this can include
- The removal or replacement of retaining walls where planning consent has been approved.
- The replacement of ceilings, roofs and floors.
We may visit your property to verify the nature of the works in place to make sure the criteria for this has been met and that you are entitled to an exemption from the charge.
If you have purchased a property requiring major or structural works which has been empty for more than 12 months, you will not be entitled to an exemption period. You may be entitled to a 50% discount for up to six months depending on the nature of the works required on the property.Contact us in relation to what entitlement may apply.
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