Student residences (Halls of residence or other property / household types)

No, properties occupied only by full-time students are exempt. The council will require evidence of student status for each person living in the house.  The council needs to see this evidence every academic year.

To prove you are a student at the University of Portsmouth, you only need to show your name, address, and student registration number. Students at other schools can ask their university or college for a student certificate to show.

The council needs proof that each person is a student before giving a Council Tax exemption. Use the link to fill out and send this information online.

No, students living in halls of residence don’t have to pay because halls of residence themselves are exempt from Council Tax.

Where the households includes members who are not full time students, the property is not exempt from Council Tax. The Council Tax charge may however be reduced as a consequence of disregarding student occupants. Where all but one of the occupants is a student, a 25% discount is granted.