Council tax - exemptions

Council Tax Exemptions

The local authority may award an exemption from Council Tax. Exemptions may be applied on occupied or unoccupied properties as long as the qualifying criteria are met.

The local authority may award an exemption from Council Tax. Exemptions may be applied on occupied or unoccupied properties as long as the qualifying criteria are met. Enfield Collection services assesses and awards claims for Council Tax exemptions.

Eligibility
We do not charge Council Tax for certain types of property. If you believe your property falls into one of the exemptions below, please contact us
Uninhabitable and unoccupied.
Unoccupied and unfurnished; made habitable less than six months ago.
Owned by a charity and last occupied by them less than six months ago.
Unoccupied and unfurnished for less than six months.
Unoccupied because the Council Tax payer is in prison.
Unoccupied because the Council Tax payer is now in a hospital or care home.
Unoccupied property which forms part of the estate of a person who has died.
Unoccupied for less than six months since probate was granted and ownership has not passed to the beneficiary.
Occupation is forbidden by law.
Unoccupied property being held available for a Minister of Religion.
Unoccupied because the Council Tax payer has moved elsewhere to provide care.
Unoccupied because the Council Tax payer is a student living elsewhere to study.
Unoccupied because the property has been repossessed.
Unoccupied property and the Council Tax payer is bankrupt.
Hall of residence for students.
All occupiers are full-time students.
Property is now used wholly as a business.
Armed forces housing owned by the Government.
Housing for visiting forces staff.
Unoccupied caravan pitches and boat moorings.
All the occupiers are under 18 years old.
An unoccupied annex to a single property, which cannot be let separately.
Everyone who lives there are severely mentally impaired (except care homes).
Occupied only by diplomats and their dependants
Granny flat or annex occupied by a dependant relative.
If you believe that you should be receiving an exemption from Council Tax and are not receiving it please contact the Council Tax office for further information. If you qualify for the exemption, you will be sent a revised bill showing the amendment.

Required Customer Information
Please contact us to let us know which exemption you think applies to you. You will then be sent the relevant application form or asked for further information. In some cases it is necessary for one of our inspectors to visit the property.

Service Level Agreement and Turnaround
We aim to deal with your request within fourteen days but this may not be possible at peak times.

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Address:
PO Box 63
Civic Centre
Silver Street
Enfield
EN1 3XW
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Telephone:
020 8379 1000

Fax:
020 8379 5191

Textphone:
020 8379 3798

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Helpdesks: Civic Centre and John Wilkes House

Principal Revenue Information Outlet:
John Wilkes House
79 High Street
Ponders End
Enfield EN3 4EN
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Monday to Friday
9.00am to 4.00pm

For picking up forms and handing in documents, you can also visit:
Edmonton Centre (1st Floor above the Library,)
36-44 South Mall,
Edmonton,
London, N9 0TN
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Monday to Friday:
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