# COUNCIL TAX EXEMPTION REQUEST
Date: 3 September 2035
Parties: Maya Chen and Fenwick Borough Council
## 1. Purpose and parties
To Fenwick Borough Council, Council Tax Team, Civic Centre, Fenwick FW1 2AB. I am Maya Chen, council-tax reference FC-2035-1842, for 12 Orchard Rise, Fenwick FW3 7QL. I request student disregards for the qualifying students, correction of the remaining liability, and any applicable 25% single-person discount, subject to the household facts and statutory conditions.
## 2. Facts, scope and terms
I occupied the whole property with three other adults from 1 September 2035. Maya Chen and Oliver Reed are full-time students at Fenwick University on qualifying courses; their course dates are 25 September 2035 to 20 June 2036 and each course requires at least 24 weeks and 21 hours of study in each academic year.
## 3. Process and responsibilities
The other occupants are adult students Hana Patel, whose course runs from 25 September 2035 to 20 June 2036, and resident landlord Peter Cole. Hana's certificate is enclosed. Peter is not being counted as a student, but I understand the precise liability and any discount or disregard may depend on the household facts and the statutory definition.
## 4. Evidence, records and safeguards
I ask the council to apply the student disregards from 1 September 2035, or from the legally appropriate date if a different commencement date applies, and to correct any instalments raised while the evidence is assessed. Because Peter is a resident non-student, please calculate the remaining liability and apply a 25% single-person discount if the statutory conditions are met; please explain which residents are counted and why.
## 5. Review, escalation and outcome
I enclose enrolment letters for Maya, Oliver and Hana, the tenancy agreement, and Peter's confirmation of residence. The certificates show institution, course and dates; they are supplied for council-tax administration only. Please tell me if the authority requires a prescribed form, direct confirmation from the university or updated certificates.
## 6. Reservations and practical protections
The request does not claim that every person in the property is disregarded for every purpose, and it does not seek relief from unrelated charges. I will notify the council within 21 days of a change in occupation or course status and will cooperate with a reasonable evidence check, while asking that personal data be handled lawfully.
## 7. England and Wales law and completion
This completed fictional request is signed on 3 September 2035. Please acknowledge receipt, suspend recovery action on the disputed amount while deciding the application where appropriate, and provide review or appeal information with any refusal. I understand the council's decision depends on current law and the evidence, not merely on this request.