MHDC Application for unoccupied property - permanent resident in a hospital or a nursing home

Application for Council Tax Class E Exemption

Failure to provide any of the information requested may result in unnecessary delays
Class E exemption – A property left unoccupied by persons who are in a hospital, nursing home or in a residential care home.

Any dwelling:
- Which are unoccupied and
- Which were previously occupied by the owner(s) or tenant as their sole or main residence and
- Where the owner(s) or tenant(s) now have their sole or main residence in a hospital or care home. In the above instances Owner means the Freeholder or Leaseholder. In the case of a tenant, the tenancy must be for at least 6 months.
This exemption does not include people who spend short periods in hospital or nursing/care homes and intend to return to their original home address.
A care home must be providing care and / or treatment on the premises and must be:
- Residential Care Home – registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984 or National
  Assistance Act 1948 or run by the Abbeyfield Society or
- Mental Nursing Home – registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984 or
- Nursing Home – registered under the Registered Homes Act 1984b
  The exemption starts on the day that the premises become unoccupied due to the person residing in the hospital or home. The exemption will last for as long as the conditions are met.
  The Council will also need to know if anything happens which means that the property is no longer exempt. Such changes may include:
- Someone else moving into the premises
- Returning to the premises from hospital / home
- The premises being sold or let
Account reference (if known):
Full name of applicant: *

First NameLast Name
Full address of property for which exemption is being claimed:*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityCounty

Postcode
Date from which you wish to claim the exemption:

DayMonthYear
Date property became unoccupied:

DayMonthYear
Full name and address of care or nursing home:
What is their telephone number?

Area CodePhone Number
Is this a permanent situation?

YesNo
If yes, please confirm when this occurred:

DayMonthYear
Is the property unfurnished?

YesNo
If yes, please confirm when this occurred:

DayMonthYear
If no, please advise the date the furniture will be removed, if known

DayMonthYear
Are those named above the sole owners?

YesNo
If no, please confirm the full name(s), address(es) and contact number(s) of the owner(s):
Additionally if no, if a formal tenancy is held, exactly when does this end?

DayMonthYear
Is the property on the market for sale?

YesNo
If yes, please confirm the name and telephone number of the company marketing the property:
WHEN PROPERTY IS SOLD, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY.
If you have completed this application form on behalf of the liable person, please provide your full name and residential address:
Daytime phone number*

Area CodePhone Number
Email*
example@example.com
We are trying to reduce how much paper we use and hope you will help us to go paper free. This means that if you contact us by email or provide us with an email address we will set your council tax account up so that in future your bill and all other correspondence from this department will be sent to you by email. Do you wish to receive your bills by email?*

YesNo
Declaration: By submitting this form I agree to the best of my knowledge and belief that all the information I have given on this application is true and complete in all respects. I authorise the council to make any enquiries they wish to verify the information. Personal data is collected and processed in accordance with data protection law.

I agree that Malvern Hills District Council can use my personal data for the purpose of processing the Application for Council Tax Class E Exemption, I understand my data may be shared with other departments within the council for the purposes of processing my application. For further information about how your data is managed please refer to the privacy notice on our website.

You must notify the council as soon as these circumstances change. You acknowledge that failure to do so could result in a penalty being imposed.
Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Date*

DayMonthYear
Should be Empty:

Application for Council Tax Class E Exemption

WHEN PROPERTY IS SOLD, PLEASE NOTIFY US IMMEDIATELY.