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    • FOI request (FOIR-347294100)

      Council Tax

      Requested Tue 06 July 2021
      Responded Fri 15 October 2021

      How many residential properties are in the Borough/District?

      What is the population of the Borough/District?

      How many properties are claiming each Class of Council tax discount/exemption?

      How many new build properties have been built in the area in each of the last 3 years?

      How many Council Tax completion certificates have you issued in each of the last 3 years?

      How much Council Tax income is generated from billing developers/builders before a property is sold or occupied?

      How many full time equivalent members of staff do you have working in the Council Tax team?

      How do you monitor new properties and ensure they have a Council Tax account set up?

      What is your current total outstanding debt in respect of Council Tax?

      Do you have a Council Tax recovery policy and if so please provide a copy of it


      Response

      1. 43,802

      2. 92,860

      3. 560 Property Exemptions

      4. Information regarding net number of new dwellings completions can be found in table 2 of the Local Plan Monitoring Report (LPMR) - please these completion figure include new build dwellings and those arising from conversion, change of use and redevelopment. https://www.hastings.gov.uk/content/planning/planning_policy/pdfs/2019-20_LPMR_FINAL_incl.appendices.pdf

      5. 173

      6. Information not held

      7. 5

      8. They are visited every 3-6 months and the a report is sent to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) once it is occupied or at a stage of substantial completion

      9. £10,926,423

      10. We follow The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992

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