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Council Tax refund
I have successfully appealed against my council tax banding and had it moved to a lower band with an effective date of 1st April 1993. Does that mean I can expect a refund backdated to then? I have tried council and .gov sites but just go around in circles.
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Tracing Lost Accounts
My mother in law for whom I am LPA, has Alzheimers. He has repeatedly told me that she has money in an account "in London" but has no more information than that. There is nothing in her paperwork referring to this but she has mentioned it on a number of separate occasions. I have tried my lost account but it needs more…
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Council tax increase challenge
Hi, I’ve received a letter from my council telling me they have done some investigating and they are increasing my band from D to E. there are other properties on the street built at the same time that are still on band D. I’ve got evidence of these properties and will be adding it to my appeal but wanting advice if there…
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Second home Council tax premium (Wales)
I had to buy a house in West Wales 3 years ago because I work here full time, in this time my second home council tax premium has risen from plus 50% to 200% for 2024-25. For my band C house, this means the council tax payment of approx £1600 plus a further £3200 per year. My wife can`t move here full time because of her…
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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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Detached domestic garage over 25 square metres
Hi, I wasn't really sure which section to post this in... but we have a detached garage with a ground floor area of approx 50 sq. m. It has a second floor which has been mostly removed. It was a commercial garage and is registered for Non-Domestic Rates. We use it for storage of our own vehicles and some domestic storage.…
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Council tax on 2 rented properties
Hi I signed a new tenancy with a social housing landlord in late February. I had to give 4 weeks notice on my then council property so I held 2 tenancies at the same time. I lived in the council property during the 4 weeks notice period so I could get decorating etc done on the new flat. The council tax on my council flat…
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Council Tax Band - Challenging based on HIGHER PRICED properties?
Hi there, first time homeowner here! I want to challenge my council tax band, but I can't meet the criteria Martin suggests and the VOA demands... My flat is listed as band D, which seems absurd for a 2 bed flat with less than 70sq m of space! The same goes for all the other flats in my building. Some of them are 1 bed,…
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Getting council To change banding
I’ve tried to get our council in Huntingdonshire to reduce our council tax band as I’ve found out that the four bed detached house next door to us that has many outbuildings and 7 acres is in a lower band than us with a four bed detached with 2.8 acres. The council say I have not provided evidence of a like for like…
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Scotland’s council tax freeze
So my brown bin doubled in price and had £4 added to my bill each month I wonder how they can call it a freeze?
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Council tax charges
My neighbour has a 3 bed house & pays around 1180 council tax band A I live in a band A house that has been converted into 2 x 1 bed flats but yet I pay 1064. Surely the council tax should be halved as I see it the council are charging each tenant near enough the same tax as if it was still a 3 bed house so are in fact…
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Council Tax banding appeal question
Hi there ... I am helping a neighbour make a council tax banding appeal and wondered what advice/experience can be given to overcome the valuation office objection that he has not made the appeal within 6 months of taking residence in his rented accommodation? I am sure I remember Martin Lewis stating that was an objection…
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Council Tax Rebanding
Hey can anyone advise please?I am in Scotland and bought a new build house in 2010 - council tax band was set as EHowever I have recently done research and have considerable evidence this should be a D in line with valuation regulations I submitted a proposal 2023 to local council - who rejected it based on "invalid out of…
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Challenging council tax banding
Hi have tried to challenge my council tax banding 3 times in the last 25 years but not got anywhere with it. The last recent reason is that I cannot prove the house price sales figures of my area between 1989 and 1993. I am unable to get this information that far back. I have requested it from voa and also looked on zoopl…
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wrong band of council tax
we believe our property is on a higher band, we were speaking to a friend at the weekend & his band is the same as ours. He lives in a large semi detached 4 bedroom house our house is a detached bungalow with 2 bedrooms. We live about 2 miles from each other so not sure if this would affect prices? On looking at our…
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New build estate - Neighbour's successful appeal, what next for everyone else?
I live on an estate completed in 2022 (so relative property sizing is an easy task as there are only a handful of house types) My neighbour successfully appealed the council tax banding recently (he has a larger house) Is the local council obligated to review all other houses of same or smaller size with the same band? Or…
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Council Tax Valuations - the true story
I'd like to correct some of Martin's comments about the valuations carried out for Council Tax puposes. I was one of the valuers involved in preparing these assessments in 1992, following the Local Government Finance Act of that year. Council Tax did not come into effect until 1st April 1993, but the valuations we carried…
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Are you one of 808,000 households due a share of £141 million in overpaid council tax?
If you moved home and started paying council tax to a different local authority, you could be one of 808,000 households in England, Scotland and Wales who are owed a share of over £141 million in overpaid council tax, an investigation by MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) has found. Read the full story: Are you one of 808,000…
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New build banding
Apologies if this is in the wrong part of the forum. i have recently moved into a new build 2 bedroom end of terrace home and today received my first council tax bill and they have put me in band E. i believe this to be totally wrong, the property is 79sqm and the new semi detached round the corner the same size and layout…
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Legislation or guidance on the duty of care and competency required of local authority tax units
What government legislation will address the the duty of care and competency required of a local authority; particularly with respect to council tax. We were granted an exemption by a local authority that was overturned almost a year later and we have been assessed a tax in retrospect. Although not admitted, their actions…
