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Empty Property - Council Tax

Ms_Chocaholic
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We wish to retire in a new area and have just bought a property, our current home is on the market and yet to sell, hopefully it will soon. The new property is currently empty waiting for redecoration/new bathroom etc. I rang the Council this morning and they said that there is no exemption for empty properties and that this was stopped in 2017 and we would have to pay the full CT on the new property. Is there any way to get round this, did it really stop in 2017. If that is correct, could we claim single person discount on the Council Tax in the new property?
Thank you
Ms Chocaholic
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Yes I think it did stop about then, only exemption is for probate or for a limited range of occupations.
I often pondered about OH and I living at different addresses to that we could get 2 single person discounts but it seemed like fraud to me.0 -
I'm not aware of any discount or exemption that would apply in your situation0
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Ms_Chocaholic said:If that is correct, could we claim single person discount on the Council Tax in the new property?0
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Empty property discount is at the discretion of the council, years ago you got 6 months - in the North West the one's I've dealt with recently still give 1 month.I did with one council explain that I was only staying at the property Mon - Thurs to renovate, thus just over the 50% point so had to pay full tax less 25% - but that allowed me to do the same at home - a higher band so a better saving.Mr Generous - Landlord for more than 10 years. Generous? - Possibly but sarcastic more likely.0
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My council gives six months empty property discount. I unfortunately didn’t qualify as the seller had already claimed it prior to my taking ownership0
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Ms_Chocaholic said:. I rang the Council this morning and they said that there is no exemption for empty properties and that this was stopped in 2017 and we would have to pay the full CT on the new property. Is there any way to get round this, did it really stop in 2017. If that is correct, could we claim single person discount on the Council Tax in the new property?If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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