Council Tax exemption for an unoccupied property owned by a charity

Complete this form to apply for an exemption for an unoccupied property owned by a charity.

You may get an exemption (which means you don’t have to pay Council Tax) for a property if it:

is unoccupied and has been for less than 6 months
is owned by a charity or charitable organisation, and
was last used for the purpose of a charity or charitable organisation.

You must tell us within 21 days of any changes that could effect the exemption, for example if the property becomes occupied.

This form will ask you to provide

Your details
Council Tax account reference (if known)
Details about the charity or organisation
The address of the charity or organisation
The address you're applying for (if different)
When the property was last occupied
What the property was used for when it was last occupied
The name of the previous occupier
The main aims and objectives of your organisation or charity
How the previous occupier met these aims and objectives

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Declaration

Please check the box below to confirm that you have read, understand and agree to the following statements before completing this form:

I confirm the information that I will give on this form will be correct and true.
I will notify you of any relevant changes that could result in an amendment to this discount or exemption within 21 days of the change.
I understand that if I give information that is false this could lead to a penalty or legal proceedings being taken against me.
I understand my data may be shared with other departments as permitted by law.

About you

Title (for example Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss)(Required)

First name(Required)

Last name(Required)

Contact phone number(Required)

Please provide a mobile number if you have one as we are now using text messaging (SMS) to contact some of our residents.

Email address(Required)

We will use your email address to send the receipt of your form, including the form reference number. This may include personal data. We will also use your email address to contact you about your Council Tax account.

Enter Email Confirm Email

Would you like to receive your Council Tax bills by email?(Required)

You can receive your Council Tax bills by email rather than post. We will send all future Council Tax bills to the email address you have given above. This service is only available to people who are named on the bill. If you change your email address you must let us know straight away. You can opt out of this at any time at thanet.gov.uk/paperless

Yes

No

About the charity or organisation

Your position within the organisation(Required)

Name of the charity or organisation(Required)

Is the organisation a registered charity?(Required)

Yes

No

Charity registration number(Required)

Is the organisation a registered Friendly Society?(Required)

Yes

No

Society registration number(Required)

Is the organisation registered under the Industrial and Provident Societies Act 1965?(Required)

Yes

No

Address of the charity or organisation

Postcode(Required)

Search Postcode

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address(Required)

Address(Required)

House name or number Address line 1 Address line 2 Town or city Postcode

About the property

Is the address for which you are applying the same as the charity or organisation address?(Required)

Yes

No

About the property address

Postcode(Required)

Search Postcode

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address(Required)

Address(Required)

House name or number Address line 1 Address line 2 Town or city Postcode

About the property (continued)

Council Tax account reference (if known)

When was the property last occupied?(Required)

When the property was last occupied, what was it used for?(Required)

Name of the previous occupier(Required)

What are the main aims and objectives of your organisation or charity?(Required)

Please provide information on how the previous occupier met the objectives of your charity(Required)

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