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Council Tax Banding Review
Hi, I wonder whether anyone can help me. Back in April a friend and I were discussing our council tax bills and he was shocked to hear I was in band D while he was in band C considering we both have similar sized 2 bedroom homes, within a couple of miles of eachother. I live in a square with some 3 bedroom homes that are…
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Rental expense
I'm struggling to determine exactly what can be classed as allowable expenses. There are three things in particular: 1) Council tax and bills in between tenants.2) The cost to replace a cowl on the chimney (squirrels managed to get around the old one and ended up coming down the chimney, surprising the tenants).3) The cost…
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Not sure if I'm eligible for the 25% discount on council tax
Me and my sibling have bought a property together as joint owners. However, as current plans stands, I'll probably be living at the property on my own (for 6 months or up til about a year) so I'm wondering if I'll be eligible to get the 25% discount on Council Tax. How does it work? What sort of proof does the council…
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Garuntor rent arrears
Hi peeps Need some advice. I unfortunately lost my dad to cancer in December prior to him passing away he was living in private rental accomdation for which I was his garuntor. The landlord evicted my dad as he wanted the property back . My dad vacated the property no mention of rent arrears The landlord has now made…
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Time limit for council tax re assessment
Hi All does anyone know if there is a time limit as to when your house can be re evaluated? We moved nearly 5 years ago and we have just got a letter about reassessment!
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Rebanding - they did not follow procedure - its unjust
Hi, I posted a little about this on 22 April - Lincroft kindly replied - but I'd like to give it a wider airing please. The VOA raised my band from D to E, on the basis of work carried out in the 1990s, but they did not carry out any kind of assessment of the effect of the work on the value. It sounds as if they (the VOA,…
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council tax - unfair change from D to E
Hi Bought my cottage in 2018. It had previously not been sold since 1985. It's 100s of years old, thatched, nothing else like it for miles. Recently the VOA sent me a letter that the band would change from D to E based on work carried out by the previous owner. The previous owner did one work on the cottage, in 1995. It…
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Moved house - Band C to E
HI , just a simple question we moved house on April 8th in Dorset , just a 10 minute drive but changed councils. Are we entitled to the rebate on the old band C property or have we missed the boat ? Thanks
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Rebanding help
Can anyone help? I live in a 3 bedroom bungalow with a 1 bedroom annexe attached by a door, the deeds of the mortgage do not allow me to brick up this door and make it a separate dwelling. The property was always banded D, in 2002 I bought the house from my dad, the council came round and rebanded the house band E and the…
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Council Tax - Annexe
Hi All, we purchased a house with an annexe in July 2019, the house had the annexe completed in 2006 all building regs completed, we recently have received telephone calls from the local council looking to visit the house to look at the annexe for Council Tax purposes, Contact has only been from Mobile phones, no letters…
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Council Tax Liability Order
I moved into my home in Newcastle last March, having previously rented it out. I was liable for the tax from mid-March, so waited to get a bill from to pay. When I didn'yt get anything my around July I went online and filled in a form letting them know that I had moved in. My former tenants were a professional couple who…
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Could I be entitled to a discount?
We're currently in band F for our council tax With children under 18 and in full time education the council website states if there is a student you for be entitled to a discount. Would this be counted as a possible discount that I could ask about? In addition could discounts be applied on the basis of circumstances…
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Success thanks to the MSE team
Delighted to say I have just been paid £6950 after challenging my council tax band. I did try a few years ago but was told by the powers that be that' As I had lived in the property or more than 6 months , I wasn't eligible to challenge the band'. Now I am part of a unitary Authority ( don't ask!) I decided to pursue again…
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Letter from council - band "error"
We've just had a letter through from the council asking to come and inspect our flat as they suspect there might be an "error" in the council tax. I'm worried they are going to come and put our council tax up. Nothing has changed in the property. It's a maisonette so there's certainly been no extension. I don't understand…
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‘Bankrupt’ Doncaster Council –Unable to Pay the £150 Rates Rebate
Letters are
dropping through letter boxes saying that the Treasury of Doncaster Borough Council
‘DBC’ have conducted prepayment checks and have found irregularities that do not allow it to pay money into rate
payer’s direct debit accounts. Withdrawing monies in payment for rates appears
not to be a problem. The letter asks…
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Am I eligible for single occupier council tax discount?
Hello, I own a flat where all documentation is in my name. I moved out of this flat about a year ago as I got married but the new property is in my partner's name and I am not on any documentation with regards to ownership. However, we both pay council tax on this property. For the flat, when I moved out, my sibling moved…
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Council Tax levied on guest
One of my children was trapped between house moves during the first lockdown and so stayed with me. My local council had taken a charge via Direct Debit stating that I was not entitled to a single occupancy discount during this period. So, are they correct?
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Stamp duty reclaim legit?
I’ve received a letter from a company called SDR Specialists Ltd. Saying I may be eligible for a Land Tax refund due to the house I bought having a self contained annexe. It’s on a no win no fee basis. Has anyone used this company or have any experience of reclaiming this land tax at all?
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council Tax Band changed from C to E
I bought my property in 2012, Band C. In the summer of that year we decided to holiday let and we’re out on SBRR. now we are living in the property it has come back as Band E! I’ve called VOA and they did the find a similar property routine. I tried to say why do I need to prove anything when i first owned it you rated it…
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Council tax over 11 months?
A bit long winded this one, but a friend has moved into his girlfriends family house. Its just them two that live there. They pay council tax to the mother, who owns it. Its band D and the mother suggested it was £210 a month so thats what they have been paying her. When it came to February, I told my friend that he…