Rother District Council

Certain classes of unoccupied or occupied properties may be exempt from Council Tax.

Dwellings that are exempt include those which are:

   unoccupied and are:

• unfurnished (for the first six months, after that time a 100% charge is payable).
• owned by a charity (exempt for up to six months.)
• undergoing or require structural alteration or major repair and up to six months after completion, to a maximum of 12 months

If you would like to apply for the unfurnished or structural alteration exemption then please print, complete and return the Council Tax enquiry Form (after reading the guidance notes) in the related downloads tab to the right of the page.

• left empty by someone who has gone into prison
• left empty by someone who has moved permanently to receive personal care in a hospital or a home
• left empty because the former resident is receiving care elsewhere (other than a hospital or a home)
• left empty by someone who has moved in order to provide personal care to another person
• left empty by students
• waiting for probate or letters of administration to be granted (and for up to six months after)
• repossessed
• the responsibility of a bankrupt's trustee
• empty because their occupation is forbidden by law
• waiting to be occupied by a minister of religion
• pitches or moorings not occupied by a caravan or boat
• part of a single property and cannot be let separately

   occupied and are:

• occupied only by persons under 18 years old
• occupied only by severely mentally impaired persons who would otherwise be liable for the Council Tax
• occupied only by foreign diplomats
• occupied only by students
• an annexe or similar self contained part of a property which is the home of an elderly or disabled relative of the residents living in the rest of the property
• forces barracks and married quarters (the occupants will contribute to the cost of local services through a special arrangement)

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