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Best way to challenge council tax band
Hello there, I have been meaning to try and challenge the council tax of our two-bedroom flat (currently band C) for some time but have been and am still unsure how best to do that. We live on an estate built in the 80s and there are some other flats similar to ours but they are mostly tax-banded C as well, except maybe a…
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Council Tax band challenge - Delays in Response
I requested to a Council Tax band challenge and after submitting the evidence (i.e. 5 similar properties to mine or neighboring roads) back in July 2024 and I'm still waiting on a decision due to a back log. I have had several emails to that effect and now they have advised they will contact me once an officer is assigned…
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Council Tax problem? Ideas please.
Has anyone ever experienced anything similar to this. Long story but, basically I moved in with parent for a number of years. I paid Mum money as agreed to cover bills etc. I have now realised that I wasnt on the Council Tax bill ever. I just assumed she added me. Mum was excempt so the bill was 0. But I was living there.…
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Success Story - Council tax band alteration and refund received
Please can we share a recent success story relating to Council Tax reclaim for being in too high a band. Last summer, following a chance conversation with a friend when we discovered she was in a lower band to us in a similar house on the same, small housing estate, we followed Martin's guidance and challenged our council…
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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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Council Tax Refund. SMI - severely mentally impaired
I have had help writing this. I am SMI. I have been paying council tax and living in the same rented place since 2013. I have paid coucnicl tax all the time till a few months ago. My SMI certificate is dated 2016. The council only refunded for 1 year (2024), about £1000. Should I have got more? If so, how do I claim more?…
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Scotland - Assessor has said we are out of time to appeal - has anyone navigated this?
Hi, I have posted before but re-posting to try to specifically deal with being told we are out of time. In a nutshell, my relative lives in a semi detached house, the properties are a mirror image, identical. But the council claim their house is much larger and more expensive. So the relative has been in a higher CT band…
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Challenging tax band - how much info is enough?
Hello all! I'm hoping some of you with experience of challenges might be able to provide a view if this info is enough, or if i should just stick to the top two properties? We moved into our property in 2022 which was built by the previous owner, and missed the opportunity to challenge the band. We are a band G. Its only…
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Retrospective Discount - Council Tax - Council won’t backdate more than 3 months - WALES
Currently on maternity leave but technically classed at unemployed (agency Social Worker). Prior to having baby saved up a pot of money to cover all bills for 12ish months, then live week by week on maternity allowance, obviously one of the bills I accounted for was CT as I’ve just always paid it. Completed multiple…
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Council tax banding query
I’ve recently challenged my council tax band with my local council as my neighbour- in an identical property to mine is in a cheaper band (they are a B, my property is a C). the council has responded with the below, which I do understand due to GDPR, however does anyone know what the ‘specific reasons’ could be please? How…
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Second home or annex?
Sorry long question. We purchased a property last year that has a second property within its boundary. A barn converted in 2001 to a residential dwelling and it was lived in by the daughter of the main house. It states on the deeds that permission could only be granted to convert the barn to a granny/family annex and that…
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Council Tax Band Success - are my council right?
After 13 months, the Valuation Office have finally agreed to the submitted evidence and changed my property band from a C to a B - leaving me with c7 years rebate! Woo. Now the issue. Having read multiple comments and success stories on here of people receiving a cheque with the difference, I've been expecting the same. As…
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Council Tax when moving, renovating then renting out
This is a situation that is not covered on my council's website and I may not wish to alert them by asking. In the summer my family and I will be moving from our current house to one that comes with my new job. For a while my spouse will be back and forth doing renovations to make the current house fit for letting out.…
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Help us challenge a council's rebanding decision
This discussion was created from comments split from: Council Tax Band Success - are my council right?.
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Council tax band-it is based on the price the property would have sold on 1 April 1991
Hi, Could someone advise how to find the price of my property if it would have sold on 1 April 1991? How the VOA would know the price of my flat on 1 April 1991? Thanks, Jose
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Council Tax Woes
Hi I’m after some advice before I do something stupid. My husband had to migrate from ESA over to a joint UC claim. I work 37 hours a week and only 8 of those are in the office as I am also my husbands carer. Prior to migrating my husband had full CT exemption due to his disabilities. Now, we are entitled to nothing. We…
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Do Kensington mortgage refund fees years after paying off mortgage
I just received an unexpected cheque from a secure loan I paid off 4 years ago, for fees and charges incorrectly added. So got me wondering if I’m owed same from my mortgage at the time. Do Kensington mortgage do these kind of refunds? If so do I just email or ring them?
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Council Tax Band Changed Suddenly
Hello, I had a letter from the council on May 13th 2024 informing that our council tax was now being changed from a B to a C. The band has been a B since the house was built in the early 1980s and we bought the property in 2014. No changes have been made to the property since we have owned it. We challenged the change and…
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New Build Apartment - Off-Plan Service Charge vs Reality
Greeting all, I'll try to keep this as brief as I can. I bought a new build apartment off-plan back in September 2022 (reserved) under the affordable housing scheme with a 35% discount applied for my area for those eligible. The service charge was quoted as £950.69 per annum for the building on the reservation agreement.…
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Appeal Or Not? Council Tax Band Challenge (VOA)
Hi all! I'm hoping to get some thoughts from others with experience of council tax challenges and dealing with the VOA We recently had a challenge rejected. The decision took over 13 months The date of 1 April 2003 is mentioned a few times throughout the document when explaining how the decision was made. Our property is…
