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COUNCIL TAX FOR A RENTED ROOM IN AN HMO (House in Multiple Occupation)
My daughter rents a room with en suite in shared accommodation. There are 4 other tenants. She shares the living room, kitchen and main bathroom with the other tenants. Each tenant has their own tenancy agreement. The house has an HMO licence. She has recently received a council tax bill addressed to her room stating that…
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DOE FOR COUNCIL TAX
So this is a bit of a complicated one and advice would be welcomed. Husband had a doe for council tax that the council say finished in March 2022. We were unaware it had finished and husband has had a further 1500 (from march-sept) taken from his wages. These payments have not been passed on to the council. Right now as it…
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Claiming gas and electricity because working from Home
Hi. My daughter works for one of the big banks. Since the start of the pandemic she's worked from Home. My question is, can we claim for the gas and electricity she's used working from our Home?
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Council unaware of residence
I have a friend who moved to the UK some 20 years ago. For the first 10 years or so she lived only in rooms rented from others, and hence was not the Council Tax payer at those properties. Some 10 years ago she began renting an entire flat within a converted house, and she still lives there today. For some reason, this…
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RICS level 3 valuation suggests current band too high...
Can you kindly advise per experience if having a credible property valuation can be used to challenge current band. Valuation = £175k = c£43k in this area in Apr 91. This is lower band B. House is currently C. Haven't check neighbours - but even if theirs is higher wouldn't a professional valuation be strong(er) evidence?
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Stamp duty refund after mini-budget
I'm a first time buyer, and was in the process of purchasing my property as the mini-budget happened. Can my stamp duty be refunded? I'll post details below; Property sold for £315,000 Exchange was 15th september Completion was 28th September If I can get a refund, how do I go about asking for it please?
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house style
Hi I live in a three storey sandwiched between two terrace style houses. We all have 3 bedrooms. I am in band c and they are in band B. I don't understand why I pay more. I want to challenge it but a bit wary.
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Council tax
Hi I live in a leasehold house and as such have to pay a service charge, should I get a council tax reduction as we are paying for the maintenance of the estate.
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Council tax chasing me for rebanding a flat I shared in 2019
Any advise would be grateful, I lived in a shared flat in 2019 with some randoms I payed the council tax bill as they paid other bills. On Saturday I received a court summons in the post for that address, no previous correspondence to my forwarding address. I now find out its because they rebranded the property and have…
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Property Attribute Details
Anyone in England has the right to request the property attribute details for a property they are the Council Tax payer for. This consists of the 16 values the VOA hold against the property such as area/detachment/rooms etc. This info is a useful starting point if you think your property banding is incorrect as it gives…
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Back date Stamp Duty changes
Hello, how difficult would it be to ask the government to back date Stamp Duty Land Tax Reduction Threshold Changes? In todays financial climate, everyone has been affected, including those who paid Stamp Duty since in was re-introduced after the Stamp Duty holiday. By back dating the new Changes, it will potentially help…
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Reclaiming property management service charges (FirstPort)
I bought a freehold property (May, 2011) on a street with leasehold properties that have FirstPort as the 'property manager. My transfer document states that for some of the exterior shared grounds, I am due grounds maintenance services, for which I pay £90 pm. However, each time I have spotted a gardener, they have…
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Council tax band refund
thanks to Martin I put a claim in to rochford council as after checking the banding in my street there was errors. All the homes on my side of the road are all the same but some was C band and the others was D bands. Mine was a D so I contacted the council and gave them the relevant information in March 2022. After a…
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Changes to council tax valuation band for a property we lived in 9 years ago.
Hi, I’m not sure if this is the right forum or not but hoping someone can provide clarity. We have just had a council tax bill for a property we lived in between 2012 and 2013 because of a change to the valuation band on that property that has been applied retrospectively on the property from 2007 so we now owe money. I…
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Council Tax Banding advice for a property built in 1995/96.
So, we live in a close of around 60 properties (a mixture of Detached and semi detached houses), of which 16 are Band F, 4 and Band D and the rest are band E. The new build price was clearly used to determine this banding, but as this is a price as of 1995/96, do i have a case to challenge the banding? if memory serves me…
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Stamp duty
Good morning, I hope you are well! My partner and I are currently buying a property together. He is a first time buyer, while I am not. I currently own a property, which I lived in for a while until I decided to move back home and rent the property out. I have recently remortgage this property and changed the mortgage from…
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Delays with voa
Has anyone any info of timescales for voa to investigate info you provide them in relation to a council tax proposal? i supplied various pieces of evidence in February 2021. They tell me it will go to the next appeal panel and that an assessor will contact me to discuss my proposal prior to the hearing. I feel they are…
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Time limit for council tax increase
Does anyone know if there is a time limit on council rebanding your property after sale? We bought feb 2019. Previous owner did work. Didn't hear anything till nov 2022 with council raising band. We challenged and they said was due to work done before sale and it just took them a bit of time....almost 3 years!! From what I…
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New Build House Council Tax Appeal
Hi Everyone We live in a 2015 built house and we're Council Tax band G, as are the majority of houses on the estate. We've had a lot of back and forth with the VOA with similar local properties outside of our estate sitting at Council Tax band E. Our requests for review (6 separate enquiries) always included 5-10…
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Reclaimed Council Tax
I’ve been lucky enough to get quite a substantial refund on my council tax as I have been in the wrong band for over 20 years. I was wondering if interest should also be paid on the refund?
