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Periodically Occupied properties

Property solely occupied by students or student nurses

Where a property is occupied solely by full time student(S) it is exempt.

A student is defined as:

  • A person who is enrolled in a full time course of education. The course must last for at least one year and the student must attend the course for at least 24 weeks of the year and study for at least 21 hours per week. 
  • A person under the age of 20 who is on a course which lasts for at least 3 calendar months and who studies for at least 12 hours a week. The course must not be a course of higher education. Evening classes and correspondence classes do not qualify.

Apply to have a student property exempted from Council Tax here Property solely occupied by students or student nurses

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