Property News · July 20, 2020

Is a bill for council tax empty homes premium correct?


Grandparents are being charged for time the house was uninhabited – but they didn’t own it thenQ I am writing to you in the hope you can help clarify and maybe help us with a dispute with West Lancashire borough council regarding the empty homes premium. My grandparents (for whom I hold power of attorney) have recently moved to west Lancashire to be close to me and my wife.Upon completion of the purchase of their new home they were issued with a council tax bill that includes a surcharge for the empty homes premium. It turns out the property had been empty for more than two years as the previous owner had been moved to a nursing home and my grandparents are being charged for the time it was uninhabited even though they did not own the property at the time. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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