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

  Tell us an annexe is empty

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

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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

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