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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…
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Council tax rebanding - help needed please
Hello, I would like to ask for advise please. I read Martin Lewis check regarding challenging council tax band. My current band is C and I would like to have band B as about 50 neighbourhood has band B. So my situation: I bought a house in December 2018. My council - Sefton, I live at number 8 - it is semi-detached and I…
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different areas
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Council Tax - Is Property Comparison The ONLY criteria for reassessment ?
I'll try &and keep this brief ! My property is in rural Mid Wales. I lived there on and off since 1989. I first lived there with my then partner and although my name wasn't on the mortgage there was a legal deed of trust on ownership between ourselves and I paid half of everything including council tax BUT my name wasn't…
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Council tax reduction for carers
Can't seem to find this out. Does council tax reduction go on your income. Do the council have to see all your incoming etc. If your on carers allowance and Attendance allowance can you get reduction or do you have to supply and say all your expenditure etc?
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Age of property
Not the best pictures, but could someone help me guess the approx age/decade of these properties. With many thanks
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Council tax reduction partial success in Wales
I live in Wales. Following the good advice from Martin Lewis I decided to challenge my council tax band. Successs! the valuation Agency has just reduced my band from F to E. The council has paid me a refund for 6 years to Feb 2016. There seems to be a law in Wales that refunds can only go back 6 years. This seems unfair as…
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Please can anybody help? Council Tax Improvement Indicator.
Hello, I am in England. Forgive me if I have placed this in the wrong section of the Forum. I sent it to Home DIY but feel that was the wrong thing to do. I
have been on the Council Tax Property Band webpage to check my Council Tax Band and have noticed an indicator in the details for my
address. It states : Improvement…
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Council tax band
Just looking for some (more) advise.
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Why a VOA letter now ???
I purchased my 2 bed detached bungalow in the West Midlands for £185,000 in March 2021. Small garden at the front and rear of the property. Narrow one car width drive to the right-handside. Basic bungalow. Council Tax Band 'C'. The property was bought by the only other owner in September 1978 for £2,300. Using the MSE…
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Correcting a council tax banding
We bought our house in 2020 and it sold for 392500 which works our council tax banding to be an E. However the property next door which is identical sold at 79000 in 1995 so surely our house would have been the same value therefore a band D. Also when our house previously sold in 2008 it would have put its price at about…
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Successful Council Tax Rebanding
We've just got our house in South Cambridgeshire rebanded from G to F, saving us £466 a year. Despite our providing lots of photos and other written evidence showing comparable local houses in Band F, the appeals service initially turned us down and provided their own evidence claiming our house should remain at G. We…
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Mortgage life insurance overpaying.
Moved to more appropriate place.
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Single Person Discount Rejected
I've recently moved into a flat in which I am the only occupant, and I have just been informed by the council that my application for the Single person discount has been rejected as apparently my income is too high. I thought that the single person discount wasn't affected by income, and even still, I don't earn a crazy…
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Wrong council tax band, outside the 6 months, Help please.
I've only just recently thought about looking into my council tax band and I've lived in my property for 7 years. I never considered I was paying more than almost every other house in my road, it just never occurred to me, until now. Does anyone know best way to word a letter to the valuations office? looking back over…
