Exemptions
Unoccupied property exemptions bands
Some properties are exempt from council tax.
If you own or occupy a property which is described below and your bill does not show that an exemption has been granted, please contact the council for advice.
| Band | Description |
|---|---|
| A | Require or are undergoing major repair or undergoing structural alteration (exemption allowed for up to one year only or 6 months from completion of the works, whichever the sooner) |
| B | Are owned by a charity (exemption allowed for up to six months only) |
| C | Are unfurnished (exemption allowed for up to six months only) |
| D | Are left empty by someone who has gone to prison |
| E/I | Are left empty by someone who has moved to receive personal care in a hospital or a home, or elsewhere |
| F | Are waiting for probate or letters of administration to be granted (exemption continues for up to six months after being granted). |
| G | Are empty because occupation is forbidden by law |
| H | Are waiting to be occupied by a minister of religion |
| J | Are left empty by someone who has moved out to provide personal care to another person |
| K | Are owned by a student and were last occupied by that student |
| L | Have been repossessed |
| Q | Are the responsibility of a bankrupt's trustee |
| R | Are sites for an individual caravan or mobile home, or a mooring |
| T | Are difficult to let because they are linked to, or in the grounds of, another property and may not be let separately from that other property without breaching, planning permission. The liable person must, however, live in the other property to qualify. |
