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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?
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Council Tax Re-Banding
I have lived in a one bedroom shared ownership 'affordable' housing flat since 2008. Recently I found out that my neighbours (in identical flats just on different floors) are in Council Tax D band whilst I am Council Tax E. I asked the Valuation Office to reconsider but they have said that whilst the flats are identical…
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Backdating of Council Tax rebate
Hi All, My council tax band is B, has been for around the last 5 years. However I'm certain I was previously on Band C, and I've lived in my current property for 20 years. I've searched all over for a paper copy of previous council tax bills but I've only retained hard copies of last four years. Answer to this could well…
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Council tax reband - second time
Hi there all We re-banded a few years ago successfully on our CT band. I was looking at the VOA this week to see what the other properties in our street were at with regard to the fuel payment to be made this year. It looks like quite a few have also re-banded and they are similar size (bedrooms Etc) to mine but a band…
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Council tax lower than last year
Hi all. Just looking for some clarification as I’m confused and know I’m probably missing something but can’t figure it out. We moved to our rental flat in August 2021, were sent out council tax bill and have been paying by direct debit since then. The other day we received our 2022-2023 council tax bill and it is showing…
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Council Tax as executor
I am the executor for my mum. She passed away last April and I was granted probate around the beginning of July '21. I did receive a discount for for the period and only had to pay £380 for the year, luckily I jad just enough money left from my mums estate but that has left no other funds available now. I have just…
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Council tax bills to rise from 1 April - here's what's happening and what to do about it
Council tax bills are set to rise for millions of households from 1 April, with the majority seeing total increases of around 3%. We've tips on how to reduce your bill below and a list of how much local councils will charge across England, Scotland and Wales. Read the full story here: 'Council tax bills to rise from 1…
