Council Tax Exemptions
Some dwellings are exempt from Council Tax. These include dwellings occupied wholly by students. There are several classes of exemption, some of which only apply for a specified length of time.
Unoccupied properties
Class description:
B - Unoccupied dwellings owned by a charity (exempt for up to 6 months)
D - Dwellings left unoccupied by people in prison
E - Dwellings left unoccupied by long-stay hospital patients and also by people who move permanently into a nursing home or residential home
F - Dwellings left unoccupied by deceased persons where Grant of Probate / Letters of Administration has not been obtained, and for a period of 6 months after such grant has been obtained
G - Dwellings where occupation is prohibited by law
H - Dwellings held vacant for a minister of religion
I - Dwellings left unoccupied by people receiving care
J - Dwellings left unoccupied by people providing care
K - Dwellings left unoccupied by students
L - Unoccupied dwellings where the mortgage was repossessed
Q - Unoccupied dwellings in the possession of a trustee in bankruptcy
R - A dwelling consisting of a Pitch or a Mooring which is not occupied by a caravan, or, as the case may be, a boat
T - Dwellings forming part of another dwelling which cannot be let separately
Occupied properties
Class description:
M - Students Halls of Residence
N - Dwellings occupied wholly by students
O - Armed Forces accommodation
P - Visiting Forces accommodation
S - Dwellings occupied only by a person or persons aged under 18
U - Dwellings occupied only by a person or persons who is, or are, Severely Mentally Impaired
V - Dwellings occupied by Diplomats, persons who have diplomatic immunity and certain members of their household
W - Dwellings which form part of a single property and which are occupied by an elderly, severely mentally impaired or disabled relative of a person which lives in the other part of the property
The above classes are stated in broad terms. Within each of the classes, a number of conditions may need to be met before the exemption is satisfied. If you require further details about any of these classes, please contact us.
Granny annexes
Where a single property contains more than one self-contained unit, each of those units is treated as a separate dwelling for Council Tax purposes. A self-contained unit is defined as a building or part of a building which has been constructed or adapted for use as separate living accommodation. This includes structures such as those which are commonly termed 'granny annexes'.
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