My property has been empty for a few months now. The council gave me the six month empty discount but six months has now passed and they are charging me the full amount of council tax rather than 50% which they used to charge. Are they allowed to do this?

There are various situations when a dwelling is exempt from being liable to council tax. This should not be confused with certain occupiers being entitled to a discount. Vacant and unoccupied dwellings The term ‘vacant’ refers to a dwelling which is both: unoccupied; and substantially unfurnished [The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) Order 1992] The legislation contains no definition of ‘substantially unfurnished’. In...