Inside the empty house in Drove Road
Swindon Borough Council shared the tale of how it has helped bring one house back into use after dealing with fraudulent behaviour by the owner and recovering council tax owed. In June 2016, the council started to receive complaints surrounding an empty property in Drove Road that was attracting squatters and vermin. Eventually the gardens were so overgrown they were at second storey level in height and growing through the building’s roof and windows, into the property. Records showed that the owner had been claiming Council Tax Benefit since 2007 and Council Tax Reduction and Single Persons Discount at 25 per cent since 2013, but some detective work by officers proved they had not lived in the house since 2011. They were not able to claim for discounts and were liable for extra council tax as the house had been empty for so long.
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