Unfurnished Empty properties
Some empty properties are exempt (see below). Unfurnished empty
properties receive a 50% discount after six months exemption.
Furnished Empty properties
Some empty properties are exempt (details on attached
PDF below). Furnished empty properties receive a 50% discount
with no exemption period.
This Council has chosen to grant a 50% discount for the current
financial year on all properties that fall within the defined
class.
Your bill will indicate if the Council believes that your
property is in the defined class. You should contact the Council if
you think that its decision is wrong.
Contact: CouncilTax@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk.
Council Tax
Survey and Discount Form (PDF 220KB)
Exempt dwellings
Some dwellings are exempt, including properties occupied only by
students, severally mentally impaired persons, under 18s and
annexes occupied by a dependent relative. Also exempt are vacant
properties, which are classed as those that:
- unfurnished (exempt for up to six months)
- owned by a charity (exempt for up to six months)
- undergoing structural alteration or require major repair
(exempt for up to 12 months providing the property is
unfurnished)
- left empty by someone who has gone into prison, or who has
moved to receive personal care in hospital or home or
elsewhere
- 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) providing there is no other
qualifying person
- being or have been 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
Forces barracks and married quarters are also exempt; their
occupants will contribute to the cost of local services through a
special arrangement. If you think your property may be exempt you
should contact the Vale of Glamorgan Council who issued the
bill
Email: CouncilTax@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk.