If your property is having major work done to it (such as structural alteration or major repair) you may be able to receive a 25% discount on your property for up to 12 months (class D), after which the full charge would be levied on your property.
With effect from 1 April 2020 if the property is empty and unfurnished for two years or more an additional 100% premium will be added making a 200% charge. When the class D discount expires a 200% charge will be levied immediately if the property has already been empty and unfurnished for two or more years.
With effect from 1 April 2025 if the property is empty and unfurnished for one year or more an additional 100% premium will be added making a 200% charge. When the class D discount expires a 200% charge will be levied immediately if the property has already been empty and unfurnished for one or more years.
Please see below the relevant statutory notices which show the regulations for properties which have been empty for 5 years or more and 10 years or more.
If you wish to claim the discount please contact the council tax section on 01453 766321 or email: revenue.services@stroud.gov.uk to make an appointment for our inspector to visit your property.
If your property is unoccupied and unfurnished, you may be able to claim a 25% discount on your property for up to 6 months. A full charge would be payable after 6 months.
With effect from 1 April 2020 if the property is empty and unfurnished for two years or more an additional 100% premium would be added making a 200% charge.
With effect from 1 April 2025 if the property is empty and unfurnished for one year or more an additional 100% premium would be added making a 200% charge.
Please see below the relevant statutory notices which show the regulations for properties which have been empty for 5 years or more and 10 years or more.
If you wish to claim the discount please contact the council tax section on 01453 766321 or email: revenue.services@stroud.gov.uk
Council Tax Discount 2020/21 – Long Term Empty Properties
Notice is hereby given that at a full Council meeting on 19 December 2019, Stroud District Council made the following determination for the whole of the district.
Long term empty properties that have been empty and substantially unfurnished for a continuous period, shall be charged the following premiums (currently set at 50%), increasing the council tax charge whilst it remains in such a condition.
Council Tax Discount 2025/26 – Long Term Empty Properties
Notice is hereby given that at a full Council meeting on 22 February 2024, Stroud District Council made the following determination for the whole of the district.
Long term empty properties that have been empty and substantially unfurnished for a continuous period, shall be charged the following premiums, increasing the council tax charge whilst it remains in such a condition.
Other existing premiums remain unchanged:
Exceptions to the above changes in the additional premium -
Guidance on the implementation of council tax premiums on long-term empty homes and second homes
Council Tax information letter - Exceptions to council tax premiums
IMPORTANT NOTICE: the above discounts are levied on the property and not the account holder. If the liable person for council tax changes after a property becomes unoccupied and unfurnished, due to a tenancy ending or the property being sold, the start date for the discount does not change. Therefore, all or part of the discount may have been used by the previous liable person.