Empty properties
Is your property empty?
Charges for unoccupied and unfurnished properties
- For the 1st month a property receives a 100% discount
- For the next 5 months a property receives a 25% discount
- After 6 months a property is charged 100% and receives no further discount
Charges for uninhabitable properties
- The first 12 months is charged with a 25% discount
- After 12 months the charge increases to 100%
- After 2 continuous years empty a property is then charged 200%
- After 5 continuous years empty a property is then charged 300%
- After 10 continuous years empty a property is then charged 400%
Charges for long term empty properties
- Long term empty properties are charged 100%, these are properties that have been unoccupied and unfurnished for 6 months or longer.
- Long term empty properties that have been left empty for two years or more will be charged an additional premium on top of the full Council Tax charge:
- Properties empty between two and five years, the charge is 200%
- Properties empty five year or more, the charge is 300%
- Properties empty ten year or more, the charge is 400%
Assistance with selling or letting long term empty properties can be obtained from the Council’s Empty Homes Officer on 0115 901 3826 or enquiries@gedling.gov.uk