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council tax exemption?

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  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,973 Forumite
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    If it is an urban dwelling, fairly simple to check as tim says, but if it is rural may be "hiding" under an old house name or in a different street,
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
  • K.Tarshes
    K.Tarshes Posts: 45 Forumite
    tim123456789 wrote: »
    the change was all about "second" homes

    tim

    Yes but does that not affect almost every empty property in the UK? Unless the owners are renting but why would they do that and leave their old place empty? They would surely rent it out? Even if they move abroad then their property in the UK is a 2nd home.
  • anselld
    anselld Posts: 8,653 Forumite
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    K.Tarshes wrote: »
    I don't think you understand that has all changed from April this year.

    .

    The discount system has changed but if a property is not on the list then it doesn't need a discount so nothing had changed.
  • tim123456789
    tim123456789 Posts: 1,787 Forumite
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    K.Tarshes wrote: »
    Yes but does that not affect almost every empty property in the UK? Unless the owners are renting but why would they do that and leave their old place empty? They would surely rent it out? Even if they move abroad then their property in the UK is a 2nd home.

    because they genuinely live between two houses.

    because renting it out is too much hassle.

    because repairing it is too much hassle

    etc

    etc

    ...
  • lincroft1710
    lincroft1710 Posts: 18,973 Forumite
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    K.Tarshes wrote: »
    I notice there are some that say deleted. I wonder how this is done?

    See my post #18
    If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales
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