CLASS 6A - COUNCIL TAX PROPERTY EXEMPTION APPLICATION – ESTATE OF A DECEASED PERSON

Your Name: *

Daytime contact telephone number:

E-mail: *

Address of property for which you wish to claim council tax exemption: *

Postcode: *

Council Tax Reference Number (if known):

In terms of schedule 11 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, and the Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Scotland Order 1997 (as amended), a dwelling may be exempt from Council Tax. This application covers a dwelling which has become unoccupied as a result of the death of a single resident.

Section 1 - No Grant of Confirmation

Where Council Tax liability is due solely by the estate of a deceased person and a Grant of Confirmation HAS NOT been made an unlimited exemption will be granted while this condition is in force.

a) Will a Grant of Confirmation be awarded in this matter?: *

If yes, please provide expected date:

Section 2 - Grant of Confirmation awarded

Where Council Tax liability is due solely by the estate of a deceased person and Grant of Confirmation to the estate HAS been made an exemption up to a maximum of six months will be granted from the date it was awarded, followed by a 10% Council Tax discount applied thereafter until the ownership of the dwelling changes.

a) Date Grant of Confirmation awarded:

Section 3 - Executor details

a) Full name of deceased person: *

b) Date of death: *

c) Full name of appointed executor: *

d) Address of executor: *

e) Name and address of Solicitor:

(if applicable)

f) Has the title of the dwelling been transferred?:

If yes, please provide

Name of new owner:

Address:

Date transferred:

Section 4 - Documentary evidence

All applications must be supported by one of the documents listed below.

Letter from solicitor advising Grant of Confirmation will be/has been made.
A letter from the executor or appointed agent confirming that a Grant of Confirmation will not be made.

I declare that the information on this form is true and complete. I authorise Argyll & Bute Council to verify the details. If Exempt status no longer applies I undertake to notify Argyll & Bute Council within 21 days of this occurring and understand failure to do so may result in a fine of £50 and £200 on repeated failure to do so.

Submitted by: *

Name

Application date: *

Attach documents:

Please attach the necessary documents as required. If you are submitting documents electronically then please do so with a file size no more that 5Mb.

Data Protection Fair Processing Notice

Argyll and Bute Council, or their agents, will hold information supplied in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998, we will use the information you have supplied primarily for the collection and administration of tax. The information may also be used for other legitimate purposes e.g. housing and council tax benefit administration or private landlord registration. This information may also be shared with other Councils, governmental and quasi-governmental bodies. By completing and submitting this form you consent to the use of your personal data including, where appropriate, sensitive personal data. You have a right to apply for a copy of the information we hold about you, and to have any inaccuracies corrected. The set fee (where applicable) will be charged. Should you wish to exercise this right, your request must be made in writing to the Data Protection Officer, Argyll & Bute Council, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, PA31 8RT.

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Data Protection Fair Processing Notice

Argyll and Bute Council, or their agents, will hold information supplied on this form in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998

The personal data that you provide will be used to in order to progress or improve service delivery, to fulfil the councils statutory obligations e.g. to process your notification of a change of address. The information may also be used for other legitimate purposes e.g. housing and benefits administration. Where permitted by law, or where your consent has been obtained, information may be shared with other Councils, governmental and quasi-governmental bodies.

By completing and submitting this form you consent to the use of your personal data including, where appropriate, sensitive personal data.

You have a right to apply for a copy of the information we hold about you, and to have any inaccuracies corrected. The set fee (where applicable) will be charged.
Should you wish to exercise this right, your request must be made in writing to:

Data Protection Officer,
Argyll and Bute Council,
Kilmory,
Lochgilphead,
PA31 8RT

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