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Points: 5052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08/October/2016 at 08:34
Do holiday properties in the UK count as empty?
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Points: 357 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08/October/2016 at 12:28
Originally posted by Algarveaddick Algarveaddick wrote:

Do holiday properties in the UK count as empty?

No, because a holiday home would be furnished.
Councils in England (not sure about the rest of the UK) are interested in whether a property is furnished or unfurnished. But different councils have different exemptions, for example

a second home in the borough of Windsor & Maidenhead...
There is no reduction for properties that are unoccupied and furnished.
Properties that are unoccupied and unfurnished will receive a 100% exemption for a maximum period of one month.
Properties that are unoccupied and unfurnished for two years or more will be charged an additional 50% on top of the full council tax. 

however, a property in North Devon...

Empty, unfurnished properties get a discount for up to three months, then you have to pay the full amount. Properties which remain empty and unfurnished for two years will be charged an additional 50 percent empty property premium.

So a Holiday Home would pay the normal council tax rate.
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Points: 3381 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08/October/2016 at 12:38
In Norfolk, where most of the holiday lets are either caravans, chalets or log cabins there are restrictions to prevent people living in them permanently.
They have to be empty (i.e. no people) for one month a year, normally January.
Second homes & holiday homes, whether used or empty, qualify for a council tax discount. This varies between different Councils.
In Norfolk the discount is 50%.
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