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Council Tax Rebanding SUCCESS stories
MSE Insert! Forumite lanerideruk successfully reclaimed 19 years' worth of council tax - £2,400! Join and let us know what you've reclaimed too. Read how to do it yourself: Council Tax Cashback This thread is especially for reporting your successes in getting your council tax rebanded plus refunds. The aim is to show…
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New to the Reclaiming Mortgage Fees, Council Tax, etc board? Start here
🏠 Some threads that may be useful * Council tax rebanding success stories 🏠 Useful links to MoneySavingExpert.com guides * Lower your council tax band (England and Scotland) * How to reclaim overpaid council tax * How to claim the 'severely mentally impaired' council tax discount * Complain and reclaim 💡 If there's a link…
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Charging Orders
I am looking for help with regards to the payment of a Charging Order.
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SMI ..Council Tax !
There's no forums on this so it appears it's one of the Local Councils hidden items. As I've just found out after 20 years. SMI: severe mental impairment you can claim Council Tax full rebate. If you have Severe mental impairment ie: paranoid pyschophrenia, and similar you just have to contact Council tax SMI dept and they…
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Has anyone tried re-banding in an area where *everyone* seems to be wrong?
Here's the story: Small estate built 2003 (post-1991 banding exercise) in the south-west 24 houses, all more or less same type, square meters, number of rooms: some have an extra bedroom, some have an extra bathroom. All band "F" Used the MSE price-in-1991 estimator: we should have been band "E" Tried with our purchase…
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Challenge Council Tax Ban issue
After moving to a new property on 01 Aug 2025, I challenged the Council Tax Band with the VOA - property Band C. I collated all the info. I could regarding the properties value as 01 April 1991. Long story, but very limited records available, e.g. Land Registry House Price Index, with nothing specific of any of the 13…
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HSBC mortgage rate error letter
Did anyone else receive a letter from HSBC prior to Christmas stating that they had been given the wrong mortgage rate previously and that they were offering a redress amount of the difference to make up for it? I found it very suspicious, the fact that it came 2 weeks before Christmas with a 'confirm your bank details and…
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Council tax disabled band deductions
Hi I recently applied for the council tax band deduction. basically it me my disabled wife and older daughter who is also disabled so we could live in a 2 bedroom house but due to my wife’s disability she has 2 brain tumours Epilepsy bad arthritis and fibromyalgia she is in constant pain and discomfort and her sleeping is…
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Empty flat broken into and turned into cannabis farm, appealing council tax deband rejection.
Hi bit of a complicated one, I had an empty flat for a couple years whilst going through some personal issues, all bills & mortgage were paid still. My property was broken into and turned into a cannabis farm, they obviously caused a lot of damage to the property, loads of damp, damaged ceilings, floors, walls & bathroom,…
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Council tax banding - council refusing to review
Hello, Based on a tip from MSE, my husband and I made a formal proposal to have our Council tax and reviewed and changed, based on the fact all other similar properties in our street are on a lesser tax band. We have just received a reply rejecting the proposal as we became the home owners 12 months ago and limit to appeal…
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Reclaim lost assets for free discussion
This thread is specifically to discuss the content of the Reclaim Lost Assets For Free guide. To discuss or ask a question about the article: click reply
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Service Charge Apportionment for Flat
Hello everyone, I’m looking for some advice regarding my service charges. I bought a share-of-freehold flat in June 2021. At the time of purchase, I was told by the estate agent that service charges would be apportioned since it’s a ground-floor flat with its own entrance, and we don’t have access to the communal hallways.…
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Council banding
HI, The property i live in is council owned. So no valuation of the property has been recorded either by VOA, Council or housing association ( so i am being told ) I have tried using other properties in the same compound as mine, but all are bigger and most have two bedroom so i feel its not the same or am i wrong ?. Yet…
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Solar panel claim
I am trying to ascertain whether this is genuine. My planet installed panels then went out of business. I was approached by Energy advice centre in Halifax, i checked companies house and they are genuine. I was passed on to Claim Resolution Services Ltd who also appear genuine on companies house, who would submit a claim…
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Challenging council tax band
Hi, I inherited my dads house which is a detached 3 bedroom in band f. It has not had any improvements done since the 70s. Every other detached 3 bedroom in the crescent is band E, but I received a couple of quotes from estate agents as to what they would put the house on for ( not what it would sell for) and when I…
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How to set up council tax (Sheffield, moving into first hosue)
Set up most bills and me and my partner are struggling how to figure out how to setup paying our council tax. Been told to wait for them to write to us with the next bill but obviously this won’t be addressed to us so legally we couldn’t open it because we haven’t registered it with the council. Some people have said used…
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Stamp Duty
Not sure if this is the right place to post. I own a property and have 20% ownership of another property. Additionally, I have just purchased a retirement flat and have had to pay 5% stamp duty. Can I reclaim any of the stamp duty paid when I sell the property I own fully or do I have to sell the 20% share too? Any advice…
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Council Tax Single Person Discount sixth form leavers.
Carmarthenshire Council conducted a review of single person discounts in September and the form was misleading single parents of sixth form leavers into giving away their discount as their child was now 18. Has anybody else experienced this or been misled into paying Council Tax which they should not? The disregard which…
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Estate management company - concerns of numerous residents
Hi all, I live on a fairly new build estate, as part of our contracts, there is a clause in which we are obliged to pay an annual fee for estate management. This is a specific company for the estate, but is outsourced to a company called Remus. Each year numerous residents are concerned when the statements are sent out,…
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Council Tax Band Review
We challenged our Council Tax banding as we purchased our house in 1991 for £ 47500 which according to the table puts us in Band B. We are in Band C. Neighbour in identical house albeit with an extension is Band B Sent all purchase evidence to VOA and received this response What is our next step ? I have checked your…
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Council Tax Band - is it worth appealing
My house was first purchased on 16th April 1991 for £120,000 and is band F for council tax. I moved in last year and challenged my band as other houses on the same road and the next road which are of the same design are band E. Two of these houses were band F, but have been changed to E - i don't know when the change was…
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Potential increase to Council Tax band G and H in Budget
Im trying to get ahead of the potential doubling of my council tax band (G) in the november 2026 budget by challenging the banding I have read the guide but would like to know of others experiences with regards to locating evidence to support the challenge My house was built in 1998 so was a 'drive-by' valuation. There are…
