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Blackpool Council
Customer First Centre
Municipal Building
Corporation Street
Blackpool
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Council Tax Exemptions

Council Tax Exemptions In some cases, Council Tax does not have to be paid for a property because an exemption can be granted. Some exemptions apply to properties where someone lives and some only apply if no-one is living there.

Where someone lives in a property, the types of exemptions available are:

  1. Full time students (you must send us a Council Tax Certificate from your place of study);
  2. Someone who is severely mentally impaired;
  3. People who are under 18 years old;
  4. A Foreign Diplomat;
  5. Elderly or disabled relatives of a family who live in the main property, in certain annexes and self-contained accommodation;
  6. Members of a visiting force.
Where no-one lives in a property the types of exemptions are:

  1. Newly built properties or where structural alterations or major repairs have taken place (for up to 6 months after completion of work). The maximum period of exemption in these cases is one year;
  2. Owned and last used by a charity (exempt for up to six months);
  3. Not furnished (exempt for up to six months);
  4. Left empty by someone who has moved into a hospital, home or elsewhere to receive care;
  5. Left empty by someone who has gone into prison; .
  6. Left empty by someone who has moved so they can care for someone else;
  7. Waiting for probate to be granted, and for six months after probate has been granted;
  8. Property has been repossessed;
  9. Property is the responsibility of a bankrupt's trustee;
  10. Waiting for a minister of religion to move in;
  11. Left empty by a student whose term-time address is somewhere else;
  12. Empty because it is against the law to live there;
  13. Part of another property and may not be let separately;
  14. A pitch or mooring which is not occupied by a caravan or boat.
If you would like more information, please use this link to our leaflet "Are you Exempt?".
If you think you may qualify for an exemption, please contact us using the details in the yellow box on the right.
Related Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Question
 Do I qualify for a Council Tax reduction if I have moved but not sold my property yet?
Frequently Asked Question
 Do I qualify for a Council Tax reduction if my property is undergoing major structural repairs?
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