Empty property charges

Council tax is payable on properties that are empty. A 100% council tax premium will be charged on properties left empty for two years or longer. This is known as the ‘empty homes premium’.

A full council tax charge applies to all empty properties, including:

second homes
unoccupied but furnished properties
properties undergoing major repair or structural alteration
properties that are unoccupied and substantially unfurnished for less than two years

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