You may be able to get a reduced bill for an annexe.
Annexes that are not lived in
You may not have to pay council tax if:
- It is separately banded
- It forms part of a single property
- It can’t be let separately from the property without a breach of planning control
You may get a 50 percent reduction if
- The person living in the main property is using the annexe as part of their main home
Annexes that are lived in
You may not have to pay council tax if
- It forms part of a single property
- A dependant relative is living in it as their main or only home
For this reduction a relative is:
- Husband, wife or partner
- Parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, uncle or aunt, nephew or niece, great-grandparent, great-grandchild, great-uncle, great-aunt, great-nephew or great-niece
For this reduction a dependant is:
- Over 65 years old
- Substantially or permanently disabled
- Severely mentally impaired
Tell us an annexe is lived in by a dependant relative
You may get a 50 percent reduction if
- The person living in the annexe is a relative of the person who is responsible to pay the council tax of the main property