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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…
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House with Annex
Hi, we recently moved into a property that has an annex attached, or aim was to never rent it but for friends and family to occasionally stay. I also work from home in the annex due to Covid. We have now received a letter from the council stating that because of the increase in the square footage of the property that we…
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Rebanding question re Council Tax.
Hi all, I have read loads of really helpful posts about council tax rebanding. I thought I'd just ask one for me! My house is band E. So no rebate for me on the energy rise help. 😕 I have checked previous sales of my house all the way back to 1995, it has been sold 3 times and on each occasion appears to have been valued…
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Equity release
Hi, I’m not sure if this is the correct forum to post this but how many times can you claim equity release from your home?
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How will my house sale affect my council tax rebate?
Our house sale is due to complete in the coming weeks. We’ve paid council tax on our current property by DD for 4 years, but are moving to a new county so will cancel the DD when we move. I’ve scoured these forums and can’t find anything. Does anyone know if I will still get the rebate in Oct (hopefully sooner…) if I…
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Council Tax Wrong Band Query - help with 1991 rule
Hi Please can someone offer advice regarding the 1991 house price rule when challenging a council tax band? Background We discovered our house (plus one other) are Band G on our street, whilst others are Band F. Contacted VOA who requested evidence of type of house, size and built at similar time, which we provided. Sent…
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Annexes
Hello, I have 2 annexes to my main house & bolton council have told me I’ve to pay 3 council tax bills even if I use them for personal use ie a gym. Does anyone have any experience with this please?
