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Council band challenge query
Hi, I live in a new build four storey terraced town house and want to challenge the band as our house is band E but similar size properties in the area are band D. In challenging I need to show similar properties but I can’t find any in the same style they are either detracted, semi-detached etc. To put it in context…
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Council tax backdated due to changed band
Hi all, I moved out of rented accom in April 2021, at which point the council tax band was a D. Since I have moved out there has been a change in the tax band to E. I have now received a bill for £270 backdating payment for the increase in the band. The period in question on the bill is 10.04.21 - 08.04.22, yet the bill is…
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Stamp duty rebate on second purchased home
Hi All, I wonder if anyone can offer advice regarding claiming stamp duty back on a second property that we ended up selling. My wife and I bought a second property (1 bedroom flat) 2 years ago with the intention of selling our original property and moving to the flat. Our circumstances however changed and we ended up…
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Band increase from E to G
Hello, Quick scenario of my situation as follows: We moved out of our house last year for 6 months as we were having works done to it and it became uninhabitable We notified the council to ask if we were able to get a reduction on council tax. We sent them our plans. They replied saying they would delete our property from…
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Being charged for services not recieved
Hi, I'm a private tenant & apparently my landlord never registered my property with the council. I have been here since 2015 & have never been able to arrange any refuse collections or tip appointments, i don't get recycling services or bin bags etc as my house is not on the system. I have finally managed to get it in…
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Defendant in a small claims dispute keeps stalling
Hi there, My daughter has made a claim against the land agent of her freehold property through the small claims court (MCOL). The defendant's solicitors acknowledged the claim with 15 seconds to go of the 14 day period, asking for an extension. They seemed to have replied within the new dead line with 30 seconds to spare,…
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VOA Body of Evidence required to prompt reassessment unobtainable for property
I've moved into a property, in a street of semi-detached houses in exactly the same style. Many were extended about 20 years ago, most are very similar floor area to mine, as far as I'm concerned. There are 2 (myself and one other) houses in the postcode of 45 in my band, and the rest in the two bands beneath. I see no…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should we report neighbours who are in the 'wrong' council tax band?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... We found out we're in a higher council tax band than some bigger, more expensive properties on our street, so asked for our band to be reassessed. We were told it wouldn't be lowered, and were asked to indicate which houses on our street are in a lower band so they could be…
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Evidence for Council Tax Band Appeal
Hi All, I have read quite a few threads on this topic, but these appear to be a little outdated in some places although lots of the information is still helpful. Earlier this month we received a letter from the VOA to say the council tax band for our property was being reassessed and they would be in touch to confirm the…
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Council won’t stop charging me after move
Hello i notified my council on 16 November that I was selling my house on 25th and moving out of area. Got auto email reply acknowledging this. The problem is they have not actioned it. On dec 7 they took payment as usual and my online account shows payments due to end of year as usual. I phoned the council 3 times and…
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Neighbours pay no council text.
hi, we are in ‘Band F’ and our neighbours have the same size house by square footage. We have lived here since 1999 & our neighbours since 1996. Our neighbours pay ‘no council tax at all’. I have rang Cornwall County Council & they tell me there’s nothing we can do as they never completed their build. Bu5 they have.
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Council tax increase years after sale
Hi Our council tax has been increased due to improvements carried out by the previous owner. This happened 2 years after we bought the house. Is there a time limit council's have to increase the band after the sale.goes through? Thanks
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Virgin balloon flights refund
I'm not sure if I've picked the right category, but I was wondering if anyone has any experience getting a refund from Virgin Balloon Flights. I've had tickets for 2.5 years, and booked many times (8+), and they never seem to materialise. I've requested a refund and they say the tickets are non refundable, yet they don't…
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Second home tax??
When I met my wife who at the time was a widow with an only child, it was decided that I would sell my house move into her house and I would renovate her property. I understood right from the beginning that I would have no claim on her property as in her will it would go to her daughter as per her fathers wishes should my…
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Council tax and moving home, do they have a clue
Do they really know what their doing never mind trying to save money by putting it all I one envelop I moved home on 3rd of February and I informed the council before I moved and today received my new billing. It only took 4 letters in 4 envelopes and 4 lots of postage, 7 pages 3 different council tax reference numbers all…
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VAT reclaiming
Hello, I hope someone can help. I have had an extension built at my property, and intended to claim at least some of the costs back via my business re VAT as I intend to use one of the rooms as my office. The payment applications submitted by the builder all had an overall costs and included within this 5% VAT, which I…
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Council Tax Appeal. How to proceed from here?
I
have been enquiring about my Council Tax bands on & off for
several years now. I have received communications from the Valuation
Office Agency & from my local Council regarding this but nothing
of any help. I
can provide more details if necessary & if anyone here requests
them but in the meantime, here are the basic…
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Skyline Markets refund
I have received several emails from a company based in Holland called investorguard.org. They claim that they can retrieve my investment plus profit regarding the investment I made in 2016/2017 with Skyline Markets, MSE did report at the time that this company was a scam. Has anybody else had any similar emails, is it…
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Council Tax band changed when we moved but improvement indicator was set to No.
Hello, we purchased a house around 7 years ago and shortly after we moved in our council tax band was increased. At the time we had a toddler and were expecting again so we just accepted it really but ive since done some research and i think it is incorrect. My question is if on the original Council Tax certificate (the…
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SDLT Reclaim
Has anyone had success in reclaiming SDLT for main property? My main house was uninhabitable when we purchased it. We lived at my moms for 4 months until it was ok to move in. Because my husband has a previous property we paid additional Tax. Now i understand we could possibly claim this back from HMRC. Anyone done this…
