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Cash deposits
Published on 27 November 2018Helping you find new accommodation
Cash deposits
Rough sleeping and homeless emergencies
Cash deposits
One of the difficulties that homeless and other housing applicants have in accessing the private rented sector, (more…)
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Sell or let your leasehold property
Published on 26 November 2018Communal repair/grants and financial assistance for leaseholders
Responsibilities and standards
Extend your lease and buy the freehold
Sell or let your property
Tenants and leaseholders panel
Sell or let your leasehold property
Leaseholders handbook
Download the leaseholders handbook (pdf 874KB)
Selling your propertyYou may sell your home at any time. (more…)
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Local Housing Allowance
Published on 25 October 2018Local Housing Allowance
If you are working age you may not be able to claim Housing Benefit. (more…)
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Reminders and court summons
Published on 23 February 2021Reminders and court summons
Business rates recovery
Business rates payments are due in monthly instalments. (more…)
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Property left empty by a person detained
Published on 13 March 2020Property left empty by a person detained
Unoccupied exemption class D
An unoccupied property where the person who would normally pay the Council Tax is in prison, can be made exempt for Council Tax. This exemption doesn’t apply if the sentence being served is due to non-payment of Council Tax or a fine.
You must provide proof of your prison number, (more…)
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Damage deposit guarantees
Published on 27 November 2018Helping you find new accommodation
Damage deposit guarantees
Rough sleeping and homeless emergencies
Damage deposit guarantees
One of the difficulties that homeless and other housing applicants have in accessing the private rented sector, (more…)
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Tenants and Leaseholders panel
Published on 22 November 2018Communal repair/grants and financial assistance for leaseholders
Responsibilities and standards
Extend your lease and buy the freehold
Tenants and leaseholders panel
Tenants and leaseholders panel
We want you to play an active part in the decisions which affect where you live. (more…)
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Essential Living Fund
Published on 25 October 2018Essential Living Fund
The Essential Living Fund has replaced both Crisis Loans and Community Care Grants. (more…)
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Discretionary discount
Published on 10 October 2018Discretionary discount
Section 13A (1c) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 allows local authorities to, in exceptional circumstances, reduce the Council Tax liability for a chargepayer. Statutory exemptions and discounts must first have been exhausted.
In certain cases discretionary discounts can offer help by reducing Council Tax liability to people who find themselves in extreme financial difficulty.
Discount is awarded at the council’s discretion and we would expect there to be exceptional circumstances to justify any reduction, (more…)
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Former resident in care home or hospital
Published on 13 March 2020Former resident in care home or hospital
Unoccupied exemption class E
An unoccupied property where the last occupier who paid the Council Tax is now a patient living in a hospital, nursing home or care home. If they have no intention of moving back to the property, it can be made exempt for Council Tax.
Without the full information and all supporting documents we will not be able to award the exemption. (more…)