what months are "free" council tax ?

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  • molerat
    molerat Posts: 31,817 Forumite
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    No free months here .... 12 monthly payments.
  • immoral_angeluk
    immoral_angeluk Posts: 24,506 Forumite
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    Feb and march for us for council tax.. and December, jan, feb and march we pay no water either.. woohoo!
    Total 'Failed Business' Debt £29,043
    Que sera, sera. <3
  • Hereward
    Hereward Posts: 1,198 Forumite
    In Fenland, you get the choice of paying in 10 or 12 payments; most people opt for 10 payments (no option if you pay cash) and get February and March "free".

    I can't comment on water rates as I'm on a metre, the payments for which are more than half the old water rates.
  • loopyloulou_3
    loopyloulou_3 Posts: 1,269 Forumite
    mine are feb and march, although i have changed them before to nov and dec.
  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    mine are feb & march too :)
    :beer: Well aint funny how its the little things in life that mean the most? Not where you live, the car you drive or the price tag on your clothes.
    Theres no dollar sign on piece of mind
    This Ive come to know...
    So if you agree have a drink with me, raise your glasses for a toast :beer:
  • bigfatphill
    bigfatphill Posts: 1 Newbie
    Ours was March and April....but then the local council decided to move the financial year back to beginning of April...meaning this year we only get March free..

    When did we find this out....beginning of March!!! :(
  • JasX
    JasX Posts: 3,996 Forumite
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    Pretty much all offer 12 months rather than 10, basically you start getting your 'free' months money from month one that way

    Just switched mine from 10 to 12 months :)
  • Saffy255
    Saffy255 Posts: 25 Forumite
    edited 16 March 2010 at 1:32PM
    I actually continue to pay Council Tax if I can, even if it's half the amount, because then if I'm short one month (usually December!!) I can have a cheaper month!
    Lightbulb Moment - May 2008
    HSBC overdraft - [strike]£1200[/strike] GONE!!!
    HSBC Credit card - [strike]£7700[/strike] £3870
    HSBC Loan - [strike]£6084[/strike] £1,991

    Paying off debt is like eating food.....Little and Often... ;)
  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    Ours was March and April....but then the local council decided to move the financial year back to beginning of April...meaning this year we only get March free..

    When did we find this out....beginning of March!!! :(

    The Council Tax financial year has always been 01 April to 31 March. The legal minimum the council work from is 10 payments from April to January however some will offer May to February instead, this is discretionary and they can revert to the statutory scheme for any year.
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • Frozenace
    Frozenace Posts: 258 Forumite
    When I moved into my new flat, they didn't value the property yet, so when I got the bill 2 months later, the payments were 154 quid/month...

    that'll reduce to 122 / month in April, so this month is free... phew.
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