Empty houses are causing an increasing pain point for absent property owners in the form of council tax bills - not just across Doncaster but across the UK as a whole.

Doncaster council have given notice that empty properties will have increasing council tax pricing and that these bands will be determined by the time that the property has been empty

We feel it is really important to note that these pricing bands do not renew with change of ownership so any potential buyers of distressed & or empty properties should be awere of this.

Below is the information that details the changes and dates that the changes are imposed from, it notes the pricing band changes for empty properties across Doncaster - we feel this is very useful information for local landlords, letting agents & property owners as well as prospective buyers.

Prior to 01/04/2020

Properties which are empty and unoccupied for two years are subject to a 50 % premium, added to the usual Council Tax charge. This means a 150% charge is payable.

From 01/04/2020

The premium is increasing in line with new legislation (The charge examples assume a standard Council Tax charge of £1,000.00).

Properties empty for 2 to 5 years will be subject to a 100% premium. This means a 200% charge will be payable e.g. £2,000.00.

Properties empty for more than 5 years will be subject to a 200% premium. This means a 300% charge will be payable e.g. £3,000.00

From 01/04/21

Properties empty for more than 10 years will be subject to a 300% premium. This means a 400% charge will be payable e.g. £4,000

Please note:

The 2, 5 and 10 year periods start when the property first becomes empty and unoccupied and do not start again with a change of ownership.

Empty and substantially furnished properties are charged 100% from day one, but do not attract a premium.

Empty properties can sometimes be a blight to our neighbrhoods and often these properties became empty for reasons beyond the owners control - its our mission to turn these properties into family homes!

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