The Council Tax is a local tax set by each council to help pay for the services they provide. The occupier(s) of a property, whether privately owned or rented, are the persons ordinarily liable for payment of council tax. Empty properties are the responsibility of the non-resident owners or tenants. There will be only one bill for each house or dwelling, but the adults living there may have to share the payment (how they share the cost is a matter for them to decide among themselves). A man and woman living together, as husband and wife are jointly and severally liable (i.e. individually and together), as are joint owners or tenants. The bill will have a personal component and a property component; it will be based on the value of your property.
Council Tax is payable in respect of any dwelling which is not an exempt dwelling. It is for the local assessor to determine whether or not a property is a dwelling but in general all houses will be regarded as dwellings and the definition includes certain other residential accommodation, for example self-contained staff accommodation within a hotel and caravans used as someone's sole or main residence.
For further information, the public counter at Garshake Road is opened:
9.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Thursday
9.00am - 3.30pm Friday
or
Telephone: 01389 737444
8.45am - 4.45pm Monday to Friday
8.45am - 3.55pm Friday
Pages in this section contain advice on discounts, rebates and exemptions, along with payment options and valuation information.
*Please Note - West Dunbartonshire Council has a duty to protect the public funds it administers. To this end therefore, it may check some of the information it holds within Council Tax and other sources within the Council and with other Councils. We may also give some information to other government organisations, if the law allows this.
