Council tax exemption

[BusyCee]

We moved out of our house in early January for relatively minor building works, forecast to take 4-6 wks. Builders stitched us up royally and the house was uninhabitable until the last weekend of May, when we moved back in.

Applied for a council tax exemption as the property was uninhabitable. Had an inspection early this week. Have just had a letter saying we don't qualify because there weren't major structural works.

I thought that if the house was uninhabited - regardless of why - we were entitled to a discount/rebate? Does anyone know any more? The council website doesn't give details and their call handler just said they are governed by guidelines which we don't meet.

Any insight would be gratefully rcvd.

From what I have heard the law changed in 2012 regarding empty properties. As far as I know there is no longer any discount apart from a single persons discount which is just 25%
My dp is in the process of buying a house to complete this week. He was also hoping for the exemption during the next few months when work is going on and before he moves in. No such luck though

Well that's another dollop of poo to add to the pile I've accumulated this year. Thanks for the heads up though