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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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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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Significant delays in Council Tax Rebranding Challenges
Hi everyone, A few months ago, we submitted a request to have our council tax banding reviewed. After not hearing back within the expected timeframe, we started chasing it up. We received an acknowledgment but were simply told that our case was still under review. Fast forward two more months, and when we contacted the…
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Success!
Thank you moneysaving expert - we’ve just received a payment for £5200 after successfully challenging our banding. We were in band F, 2 bedroomed house in an area where most of the houses are different to each other and with some other 3 bedroomed houses nearby in band E. We had thought about a challenge before but were…
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Council Tax
Many thanks to Martin for showing me how to apply for my council tax band to be reassessed in England. Fourteen months later I have been told tax band going down and £6,572.19 on the way.
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Council Tax reb-anding success £4557.22
We have lived in our house for 15 years. I didn't know what tax band we were in, never really took any notice just the amount they wanted each year/ month. After Rishi Sunak announced the £150 paid to households in January for those in bands A-D I decided to look ours up. I was surprised to find we were in Band F and most…
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Success thanks to the MSE team
Delighted to say I have just been paid £6950 after challenging my council tax band. I did try a few years ago but was told by the powers that be that' As I had lived in the property or more than 6 months , I wasn't eligible to challenge the band'. Now I am part of a unitary Authority ( don't ask!) I decided to pursue again…
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1.3m Power of Attorney refunds of up to £54 STILL unclaimed as deadline nears - MSE News
Over three quarters of the refunds owed on Power of Attorney fees are yet to be claimed with just weeks to go until the deadline, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal... Read the full story: '1.3m Power of Attorney refunds of up to £54 STILL unclaimed as deadline nears' Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t…
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Council Tax Rebate Success Story
Early this year, following Martin's advice, we checked our nearest neighbours with similar houses. We were in Band G but they were in Band F. We made a claim and in May learned that our claim was successful. We have received over £10,500 as a result. (It's not like winning a lottery though - it was our money all along!)…
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Daughters University closed for rest of academic year - rent rebate?
Hi everyone, This is my first post, so please advise if I've put in the wrong section. Just wondered if anyone could help. My daughters university has now closed for the rest of the academic year due to obvious reasons and they are trying to switch to online, which is great! However, She has paid her rent for halls, up to…
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Reclaim overpaid council tax
Hi! This is the discussion thread for the Reclaim overpaid council tax guide Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply.
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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 25/26 demand (England) for 7.8%
Hi, we just received our latest council tax demand (England) which for 25/26 gives a total increase of 7.8% (including an increase of 48.2% for the local parish council). This seems a little high given that our state pensions are only going up by 4.1%. Any thoughts? Kind regards, Mike
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Rules for reclaiming Council Tax when owner in a care home
At the beginning of 2021 my elderly mother's health deteroirated to point where she was unable to live at home and moved into a care home. While there she had an operation in hospital and with the care she received in the home recovered enough for her to decide try living at home with carers again after 8 months in the…
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Mis sold solar panels
I have had a phone call from a company about mis sold sola panels, they take 10% I would like to do the claim myself but who do I complain to I bought the solar panels about 13 years ago, the company folded after they were fitted, I didnt have finance. so who do I complain to?
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Ive been hit with a 200% charge because my property was empty for 5 years before i owned it?!!
Can anyone advise me if this has happened to them or a way forward with this. I bought an old cottage in Oct 23, I didnt move in until July 24 as I had to do some work on it. I notified Stafford council that i had purchased the property (to avoid running up bill!) They couldnt locate the property and despite numerous…
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Parents going into a nursing home
Not sure if this is the correct location, but I would value some advice. My parents are going to be moving into a nursing home in the next couple or three weeks. From what I have read they should be able to reclaim all of their council tax. However, my sister and her husband live a way away and would likely stay in the…
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Do I have a claim for incorrect band?
Hi, I live in a 2 bed flat in a block that consists of 12 flats in total. I purchased the flat 3 years ago. The block is located behind several larger houses - ie. some 3 bed detached, some 4 bed. I've recently discovered that the houses in front of the flats are also band C, despite being much bigger properties, and as…
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Council Tax discounts
I have to wonder how a student can be eligible for discount when a carer to their spouse isn't. I have needed to give up work to be a full time carer for my husband who had dementia. The only income I receive is carers allowance. However, if I was a student or claiming a benefit looking for work, I would be classed as an…
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Petition on parliament website
I see that there is a petition on the parliament website for the council tax discount for single occupancy to go from 25% to 50%.
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Council tax refund success
Council Area: East Renfrewshire Tax band before : G Tax band after : F Amount refunded : £9538 Annual saving : £387 House bought in 1976 but I only checked tax band in 2021 after reading Martin's advice. Discovered that my house was the only one of 10 very similar properties in our small street in band G. First attempt at…
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Council tax banding
My council tax band is F. There is an identical bungalow about 100 yards away which was reduced from band F to band E back in 1996 however my local voa will not reduce mine as they say the other property is in the wrong band. I can’t appeal to the appeals panel as I didn’t make my proposal within 6 months of moving in. Is…
