Information and guidance about informing us if someone has passed away.
You must report the death of a council tax payer, or the death of another adult member of a household. We have provided below the information needed so that we can update our records.
If you lived with the person who has died and you are now the only adult in the household you could claim a discount. We will update the details so the account is in your name only. We will then apply the 25% single person discount to your account. Please complete the single person discount form providing as much detail as possible.
Apply for single person discount
We will send you a new bill confirming the change, unless we need to contact you for more information.
Sometimes more than two adults occupy the property and one person has died. If so, we will transfer the council tax account into the names of the remaining owners or occupiers.
You can register the death by using the Government's 'Tell us Once' service below:
We will send a new bill with the updated names, unless we need to contact you for more information.
When only one person occupies a property, the property is exempt from council tax as long as:
Following the grant of probate, a further six months’ exemption is possible. As long as the property remains unoccupied and is not sold or transferred to someone else.
It is important that the executor(s) inform the council tax team of:
If it was a rental property, the 100% exemption will last until:
For unoccupied properties where the owner dies, the 100% exemption will apply until:
If the owner dies whilst the property is occupied by:
and the property then becomes empty, this exemption will not apply.
Once you have told us the details, we will send a revised bill.
Your bill will tell you what your new instalments will be.
If you paid by Direct Debit, we will refund any overpayment back into your bank account. Otherwise, you will receive a credit notice so that you can claim a refund.