Decision details

Council Tax Discounts for Empty, Unfurnished and Uninhabitable Properties

Decision Maker: Cabinet, Council

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

RECOMMENDED:      That option 3 set out in the report (to reduce the discount on empty properties to a period of one month and a discount on uninhabitable properties to 25% for 12 months) regarding the discounts for empty / unfurnished and uninhabitable properties be implemented from 1 April 2017 be adopted.

 

Reason for Decision

 

Amending the discounts will encourage owners of empty properties to bring them back into use and reduce the cost of awarding council tax discounts, bringing in extra income.

 

Report author: Joanne Stanton

Publication date: 07/12/2016

Date of decision: 06/12/2016

Decided at meeting: 06/12/2016 - Cabinet

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