BOURNEMOUTH BOROUGH COUNCIL

NOTICE OF CHANGES TO COUNCIL TAX DISCOUNTS FOR CLASS C AND D DWELLINGS ACCORDING TO THE

PROVISIONS OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACT 1992

In accordance with the provisions of Sections 11Aand 11B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 ('The Act') and The Council Tax Prescribed Classes of Dwellings, England, Regulations 2003 ('Regulations'), Bournemouth

Borough Council determined at a Council

Meeting on 17 January 2017 that the following

changes in respect of Council Tax would be

made with effect from 1 April 2017:-Class C dwellings (i.e. those which are

unoccupied and substantially unfurnished)

will no longer receive a discount. These properties formerly received a 100% discount

for a period of up to one month from the last occupation day providing they had been substantially unfurnished throughout that period.

Class D dwellings (i.e. those which are unoccupied

and substantially unfurnished and are undergoing

major repair works to render them habitable,

or undergoing structural alteration, or had undergone major repair works to render them

habitable and less than 6 months have elapsed

since the date on which the alteration was

substantially completed) will no longer receive a discount. These properties formerly received a 50% discount for up to twelve months.

Jane Portman, Acting Chief Executive