Council Tax charges, discounts and exemptions for empty properties

An empty property exemption is also available if:

• the property is owned by a registered charity and last occupied in furtherance of the objects of the charity, for a maximum of six months

• it is an empty caravan pitch or boat mooring

• the only person who lived at the property has died

• the law prevents anyone from living at the property

• the property is held vacant for a minister of religion

• the people who lived at the property are now receiving personal care in a place other than a hospital or home

• the people who lived at the property are now living elsewhere for the purpose of providing personal care

• the property was last lived in by students where the student was the council tax payer

• it is an empty part of a single property that cannot be let separately
   

Apply for an empty property exemption