COUNCIL TAX PROPERTY EXEMPTION APPLICATION – NEW DWELLING

Name: *

Daytime contact telephone number: *

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

Postcode: *

Council Tax Reference Number (if known):

Email address: *

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 if it is a new house, which is unoccupied and unfurnished and carries a maximum of six months exemption.

Section 1 Exemption details

All of the following questions must be completed before your application can be accepted

Exempt period:

From: *

To: *

Reason for the dwelling being empty: *

Place of residency during period of claim: *

(Please attach copy of Council Tax Notice for your main place of residence if outwith Argyll & Bute)

Section 2 Documentary evidence

All applications must be supported by documentary evidence e.g.

Internal photographs of each room OR
Any other document which you believe proves that the dwelling is unoccupied and unfurnished

Failure to supply such evidence will result in the application being refused

I hereby certify 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: *

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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