Discounts and exemptions
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Council tax exemptions and empty dwellings
Properties exempt from council tax, where:
- all the occupants are students
- all the occupants are under 18
- all the occupants are under 20 and are school or college leavers
- all the occupants are severely mentally impaired
- it is occupied by a person who is a Care Leaver
Unoccupied dwellings may qualify to be treated as exempt where they:
- are under reconstruction
- are uninhabitable
- are owned by a charity
- are unfurnished (up to six months)
- are empty due to the death of the occupant
- are repossessed or vested in a trustee in bankruptcy
- were last used in connection with agriculture
- are being held for use by a minister of religion
- all occupants are in long term care
- all occupants are in detention
If you believe your property falls into one of these categories, please apply below.
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