Council Tax Rip off

cooket3

KatrinaWaves wrote: »

Sleeping there for a week is not going to reset anything, you truly think no one came up with that master plan before?

This is why I was asking, for some advice, on an ADVICE/Money Saving Forum

KatrinaWaves wrote: »

So therefore, sleeping there for one week would not mean you are living there.

Basically I was wanting to know if moving in a week reset the premium.

00ec25

cooket3 wrote: »

I was lied to when I was told no discount was available and have it on email too, so I am not happy. But if this discount works it will be the end of my rant and anger at the council

the rules are clearly set out on the Durham link I gave you, it clearly has a section on how to apply to remove the premium


the obvious one is to have it reclassified as a second home, ie fully furnished and available for use by you
I leave you to find out if a premium is applied to second homes in your area. It is in some holiday / tourist areas

cooket3

00ec25 wrote: »

the rules are clearly set out on the Durham link I gave you, it clearly has a section on how to apply to remove the premium


the obvious one is to have it reclassified as a second home, ie fully furnished and available for use by you
I leave you to find out if a premium is applied to second homes in your area. It is in some holiday / tourist areas

Thanks again, I am looking at this now

I shouldn't have taken the council guys word.

CIS

Keep in mind that being fully furnished is not a legal requirement in respect of the premium - the legislation does not require that.



In England a premium can only be applied to property that is both unoccupied and substantially unfurnished.



As I always tell my clients, the devil is in the details. Premium cases can be a faff but it depends on the council.