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Buy to Let Mortgage and Council Tax
Hi there, Just wanting a little feedback on a situation my partner has found himself in with regards to having bought a property with a relative over 25 years ago. The initial deal was to buy the property, live in it together, which they did, and then sell it after 5 years, each going their own separate way. It was their…
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Band change after renovations
Hello, we had some work done on our house a few years after moving in. We made one of the bedrooms bigger and added a bathroom. I think that our council tax band changed because of this. Please does anyone know if this is allowed? I thought it was only if you bought a new house that the band might change...
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New Job Tax Code from 1257L to 0T
My previous employment my tax code was 1257L. I left in July 2023. Beginning of January 2024. I started a new job and got my first payslip end of last month. My tax code is now (0T) I did not give my P45 to my new employee so I automatically thought I'd be on (BR) emergency tax. How do I know if I'm on the correct tax code…
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Council Tax banding
Would really appreciate some advice. I moved into my 1 bed maisonette in sept 2021 and shortly after received a letter from VOA changing my band from a B to a C. I appealed this decision as our neighbour is still a band B. We are in one property that has been divided into two masionettes and there for are identical in…
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Council Tax reclaim
Hi all, Following Martin's advice to check council tax bandings, which I did - it seems my property which is currently banded E should potentially be in band D. However, the problem I have is our property is part of a new build estate (2019), so there's no way to check historical sale prices and therefore I cannot perform…
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Electoral Role - false address submission
Hello not quite sure this is correct category……however. My ex partner and father of my child was ordered to move out of the family home 3 years ago, due to coercive control, domestic abuse. He has not lived at the address for 3 years. Today, I received the annual Electoral Register Information letter from the local…
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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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Council tax court code C by previous owners help!
We purchased our house in April 2023. it has. Court code C against it. I challenged this, as the new owner in July 2023. all the houses in our street of the exact same style, layout and size and other roads close by are band D (we are band E, along with our neighbour) the previous Pender and current neighbour, have lived…
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Unpaid Council Tax Problem
Hi there, not sure if this is the correct sub forum but here we go. My dad passed away at the beginning of this year leaving our stepmum in the house herself. While looking at his records its become apparent he has been claiming single person discount for 30 years. This has not been done intentionally, English was not his…
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Failed Review of Council Tax Band
Has anyone experienced a brick wall with the Valuation Office. My request for a review of my Council Tax has been rejected. Before I give up on my claim, can I ask if anyone else has fought further? My only potential challenge to the decision is that there is no suggestion in the review to say they have looked at my house…
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Council Tax Bands on my road
Hi I live in a 2 bedroom link detached bungalow bought in 1995 for £53,000 now worth around £250,000, I am in band D. After checking tax bands on my road, I noticed that the house right across the road from me is in band D too, but that house is a fully detached house with 3 bedrooms and is currently worth £380,000. I have…
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council tax discount / exemption
i summitted an application for council tax discount / exemption so that i can move to my mums house to look after her as i am a career for her. i received a letter which says i cannot award a discount because our records indicate that she dose not live at your address. in order to be eligible the discount, you must live…
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Capital gains tax
I have just discovered that I can't offset my mortgage cost(paying off whats owed) against my capital gain .This seems very punitive as I am effectively paying capital gains tax on the money have borrowed. Is this correct?
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Are there any reclaimable mortgage fees nowadays?
I'm in the process of trying to sort out our mortgage so have pulled out every statement and letter going back years. There were quite a lot of charges on there and I'm wondering if any of them could be argued about. Every month we were ever in arrears they charged us £27.50. What for? In addition there were times many…
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HMO and Council tax
Hi! I have two questions: 1. I currently live in a HMO with 3 others. We signed the contract in September 2023 and have lived here since 4 th October 2023. The landlord got a HMO on 4th December 2023 but it was only for 3 people. Is it still legal for us to live her ? 2. I notice the rules around HMOs and council tax…
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Historic Banding Reduction Query
i lived in a property between 1994 and 2013, ive been made aware that property had a band reduction, i can see from the Valution Office website that the band reduction dates back to 01/04/1993, However when i contacted the council they stated due to a data cleanse they no longer hold data going back that far, i know its…
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Council Tax - Single Persons Discount Review
Hello folks I have lived alone in a flat I own in the Epping Forest District Council area and been claiming my single persons discount for many years. My girlfriend is Taiwanese and been over here studying for her PhD as a full time student. She moved in with me in the autumn of 2020 but, as a full time student, would not…
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Council Tax Band Reduction
I have tried unsuccessfully on two occasions to get my council tax band reduced. I guess this might be my last attempt even though I know I am 100% correct and have been banded wrongly. I bought my property in Q4 1986 for £34000. I find it impossible to believe my property doubled in price to £68001 (Bottom of the Band D…
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Wrong council band?
Hi. My parents think their house is in the wrong band. My dad contacted them about it a few years ago and they told him to find a property similar/same size as our within 2 miles that's a different tax band. But he couldn't see ones that were similar except the ones down our cul de sac. My parents house is a detached house…
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Council Tax Banding Scotland
Having seen Martin Lewis' advice on council tax banding, we discovered that we are a council tax band higher (F) compared to all of our neighbours in same sized semi-detached or some living even in fully detached properties. On the appeals page it says, appeals can only be made 6 months after moving in, but we live in the…
