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Council tax banding challenge becoming impossible
Dear Martin and Team I really feel your team need to look into how to challenge your council tax band as your current advice seems no longer applicable. I followed your instructions, providing nationwide statistical information and listing other similar properties in close proximity of mine which are in a lower band. The…
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Council tax arrears and single person discount
Hi, I’m looking for advice from anyone who has experience of reclaiming overcharged council tax retrospectively. The situation I’m currently trying to resolve has two strands to it: 1) I have substantial arrears, nominally in excess of £4K, comprising part of the year 23/24 and the whole of the year 24/25, for which I have…
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Hampshire CT adding 100 per cent premium as property empty after one year
Hi all. I just had notification from Hampshire CT that they are charging us another £1456 for the rest of the ct year - so want payments of £414 from November. We cant afford the normal amount. Is there anything we can do? We own a buy to let but the tenant left last June (23) - the place was in a horrendous state with…
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Just bought new flat and still renting: what about council tax?
Hi everyone, My brother and I have been renting in London, and we’ve recently completed the purchase of a flat as joint tenants. We’ll be ending our rental tenancy in January, as that’s the earliest we can move out based on our contract. Until January, my brother will be living in the new flat, while I’ll remain in the…
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Council tax banding
I live in a semi detached two bedroom bungalow built 1999 therefore before April 1991. We bought in 2020. We are in band C and the three bedrooms semi detached houses on the same road are in band B. Any advice as I don’t have proof of the original sale in January 2000. There were 8 bungalows built 1999 on the road all…
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Council Tax increase - Annex was here when we moved in
Hi all, we moved into our property in Dec 2023. Now in Sep 2024 we have received a letter from the Valuation Office Agency stating that the property had an Annex extension and we need to provide details (measurements, photos etc). For info, the previous owner converted the garage and side passageway into a bedroom and…
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Council tax demand for somewhere I never lived
Hi everyone, I'll try to keep this short... * I was evicted from my previous home due to a sale. (I live alone) * In my fear of being made homeless, I signed an agreement for a property I couldnt afford. * During the reluctant process of moving in to the new property, I was able to surrender the agreement with the…
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Unfair council tax for bungalows
I live in a small, two
bedroom bungalow in Croydon with one bathroom, classed as Band E. I tried challenging this
with the appropriate body years ago but it was rejected as the same type of properties
in my area are all classed as Band E. This is also the same band for some 4 bedroom
properties in the area, how can this be…
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Council Tax Query
Good morning all! I'm currently sole tenant in rented accommodation for which I pay sole tenant council tax. I have bought a house which I plan to move in to. The house will remain empty for 6 months however, due to the need for refurbishment and renovation. I've a few questions: * Must the house be registered for Council…
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Council tax - Uni student studying from home / Single Person Discount
Hello, I'm hoping for some help here. I live with my two young adult 'children'. They are both university students. There is no one else living in my home other than the three of us. So, I am claiming a single person discount on my council tax. My daughter has just gone back to university. But, my son had a lot of…
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Lamp post on my property
I've seen similar discussions, but none that precisely match my situation. I own a property that borders parking spaces belonging to flats further down the road. My property has its own driveway, and the parking is managed by an estate management company to which I contribute a small amount for the upkeep of the culvert.…
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Council Tax Summins
This is for my daughter. She has just received in the post today a Court Summons for unpaid council tax for 2022/23. (roughly just over £1000) It is the remnants of a 2 year billing when the council, despite requests from my daughter did not set up her bill for 2 years resulting in a bill of £5000 plus charges. She is up…
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Single person discount?
Can anyone advise please. My son currently lives somewhere with a shared address and the post is not safe. He wants to start building a credit score so he can look at purchasing his own flat. My sister is retired and has offered to let her use her address for post only. She is in receipt of the 25% single person council…
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Proof of residency for council tax
If I let my son live rent free in my second home property in Wales he has agreed to pay the council tax. How do I prove to the council that he is living there? What would documents I be expected to provide? Would I have to meet the councils requirements as a landlord even though the property an off grid wooden shack…
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Council tax too high
Hi, asking on behalf of my parents. They live in a 3 bed bungalow in a road with a mixture of properties. The other properties are houses, mostly 5 bed. Their neighbours have had their council tax reduced after contacting their council but after several attempts they have had no luck getting theirs reduced and pay the same…
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Double council tax fees
Following the death of my dad and going through probate which took 6 months , 2 sales on my dads flat have fallen through and as the house has now been empty for over a year I am charged double council tax . Initially I was allowed a concession to deduct from the estate but as my said has fallen through ( so stressful )…
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First Port charging for deficit for period before we moved in
In their annual accounts, the Property Management company (FIRST PORT), responsible for managing the block of flats we live in, has informed us that they had to spend more money than initially anticipated, resulting in a deficit. In the invoice, they've listed this as: Description: "Estate Service Charge Year-End…
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Mortgage problem
date 27.08.24. Hi everyone I have been advised to join here and ask for some advice on the matter. So since 2016 we have been trying to get a payment refunded back from our mortgage company.but each company have been dragging on and on.and two weeks ago I managed to find a email address for the CEO of the mortgage…
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Change to council tax band
Hi! We’ve moved into a house that has previously had an extension, so expected the council tax band to increase. However it has gone up by 2 bands! We’ve got an appeal coming up at a tribunal and I’m trying to make sure I’ve got as much info as possible. The value they use is based on 1991 values but if it’s been extended…
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Property valuation for council tax
I have recently downsized to a one-off new build house. There are no others identical and few new build houses in the area but I have challenged my council tax banding as the most similar nearby house is in a lower band. VOA have rejected my proposal and I now want to prepare a case for a tribunal. How do they calculate…
