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What are council tax discounts? - Empty Properties (unoccupied and unfurnished)

  1. Single Person discount
  2. Furnished unoccupied Properties (second homes)
  3. Empty Properties (unoccupied and unfurnished)
  1. Family annexe discount
  2. Council Tax Reduction
  3. Uninhabitable properties

Empty  Properties (unoccupied and unfurnished)

For properties which become empty there is a 25% discount for up to 6 months, there is no discount after this 6-month period has expired.

Please note the discount begins on the date that property becomes empty. For example, if this is 2 weeks before the end of a tenancy agreement then the discount begins at that time. After the end of the tenancy a new period of discount does not begin again and the landlord would receive the remainder of any discounts available.

Similarly, if a property is sold and the previous owners vacate and remove their furniture before the completion of the sale, the new owner will receive the balance of any discounts available. A new period of discount does not begin again.

 

 

Last Updated on Wednesday, May 8, 2024