Council tax exemption downloadable forms

Homes which are not lived in

• Properties which need or have had structural alterations or major repairs(pdf, 60KB) (exempt for up to 12 months)
• Empty properties owned by charities(pdf, 48KB) (exempt for up to 6 months)
• Properties unoccupied and unfurnished(pdf, 47KB)
• Properties left empty by prisoners(pdf, 48KB)
• Homes left empty by persons in hospitals, nursing or care home(pdf, 49KB)
• Properties left empty by someone who has died(pdf, 49KB)
• Properties which by law cannot be lived in(pdf, 49KB)
• Properties waiting to be lived in by minister of religion(pdf, 45KB)
• Properties left empty by people providing or receiving care(pdf, 50KB)
• Properties left empty by students(pdf, 64KB)
• Properties repossessed by mortgagee(pdf, 48KB)
• Properties that are empty and the responsibility of a bankrupt’s trustee(pdf, 47KB)
• Empty caravan pitch or boat mooring(pdf, 38KB)
• Unoccupied annexe to an occupied property(pdf, 47KB)

Homes that are lived in

• Properties that are Halls of residence(pdf, 47KB)
• Annexes lived in by dependant relatives(pdf, 49KB)
• Properties occupied solely by students(pdf, 43KB)
• Properties occupied by a students partner or dependant(pdf, 54KB) - who is not a British citizen and who is prevented from working or claiming benefits
• Armed forces and married quarters(pdf, 49KB)
• Properties occupied by members of visiting forces and their dependants(pdf, 48KB)
• Properties occupied by persons under 18(pdf, 41KB)
• Properties occupied solely by people who are severely mentally impaired(pdf, 47KB)
• Properties occupied by diplomats and their dependants(pdf, 77KB)