Lncaster City Area - Variation to Council Tax Charges

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE ACT 1992, SECTION 11B
VARIATION OF COUNCIL TAX CHARGES

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lancaster City Council made the following determinations in respect of long term empty and periodically occupied dwellings, pursuant to section 11B of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as amended, (“the Act”).
1. That the discount under section 11(2)(a) of the Act shall not apply, and for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2024, the council tax payable on any long term empty dwelling where –
(i) the period specified in section 11B(8) of the Act ending on the relevant day is at least 1 year but less than 5 years, shall be charged an additional 100% premium
2. That the discount under section 11(2)(a) of the Act shall not apply, and for the financial year beginning on 1st April 2025, the council tax payable on any periodically occupied dwelling shall be charged an additional 100% premium
Further information can be found on the Lancaster City Council’s website at: (www.lancaster.gov.uk/council-tax/council-tax-reductions)
Paul Thompson
Section 151 Officer
Lancaster City Council
Town Hall, Dalton Square,
Lancaster
LA1 1PJ

The **th day of February 2024