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Council Tax Banding Calculation
Hi I have used the council tax band tips to see if my band is too high (currently F). My neighbour's band is lower (E), but the house valuation tool shows different results depending on what dates I use. Zoopla shows that my house has been sold twice since 1991 - once in 2005 & again in 2017 (when I bought it). Between…
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Moved from D to E just in time for no rebate
Hi there, We moved in to our house 3.5 years ago - it had been modestly extended by the previous owners with a single story extension to the rear - adding maybe 25m2 to the house which is a semi detached 2.5 bedroom house. Just after the announcement of the £150 rebate we received a letter saying they were investigating…
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Council Tax - Incorrect Banding
Hi, I have been reading through Martin Lewis's article (from February 9) with interest, but I'm not entirely certain as to how strong my case would be based on the 'Neighbours Check' which states: 'If neighbours in similar properties are in a lower band than you, then you may have a claim'. In my case, I am in Band B (for…
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Stamp duty
My partner & I both owned our own homes, last summer I sold my one and we used the money made on it to purchase a new house together. Because he wasn’t putting his house on the market until we moved it meant he owned a ‘second home’ and we had to pay the surcharge. His house sold and completion date was 28/01/2022, so our…
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Council Tax £150 - New Home
Potentially not the right place for this but... I am a first time buyer moving into my first home in the middle of April. Everything I have seen of the Government's announced £150 council tax rebate seems to suggest it is taken from the 1 April. Does this mean I will not be eligible for the £150 when I move in mid-April,…
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Definition of self contained?
Hi I have a tenancy 6 months assured shorthold rented. I have a room with a bed, an en suite kitchen. That's it's. I have to walk down 2 flights of stairs to use the toilet/shower in a bathroom. This bathroom is shared with another household who also have a bedroom and kitchen but no shower. We are both on top floor. The…
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Unique manse house
During lockdown in April 2020 I applied for a reduction from Band E on a 3-bed detached Victorian house. The house has been owned by a chapel, as a manse for the minister to live in, since around 1870, hence there are no records of sale.However, it was valued by an estate agent in August 2020 at between £280k and £300k.…
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Stamp Duty Refund
Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice about Stamp Duty refunds. I have just bought a family home with my wife. We paid 8% Stamp duty as we both own separate properties that we rent out. We now live in the house that we just bought but previously to that, we lived in rented accommodation. Do we qualify for a stamp…
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Council Tax and Landlord Problems
My landlord pays my Council Tax (I rent a house and am the sole occupant) and then I pay him when he hands me my monthly bill. I have a number of queries first, is the landlord obliged by law to pass the new April £150 rebate on to me? And second how can I be sure that he is giving me the 25% sole occupancy Council Tax…
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Lack of similar properties nearby to challenge Council Tax Band
Hi all, any help appreciated. I've moved into a brand new build flat. It's 2 bed and in a block of 4 flats. It's on a large estate where only 2 other flats exist - both are above shops nearby. I've been put into Band B, the same as all the local detached 2 bed houses - average price The flats above the shops are Band A. My…
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Council single person discount retrospective
Hi I was hoping for some help, I was receiving council tax single person discount, my local authority took this away as they undertook a review and I failed to respond to a letter confirming that I was still entitled to the discount. I didn't however notice until recently and I am subsequently trying to get the discount…
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Would it be worth challenging Council Tax banding?
Hi, We are on the end of a row of three. Our Council Tax Band is E, middle house which may be a bit smaller is also E. However opposite end which is a mirror image of us is C. We do have a single storey extension and large garden plot to the side. Worth challenging? Should we be a D? A couple of years ago VOA were looking…
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Council Tax banding change in Wales
Please can someone clarify - i live in a cul-de-sac there are 18 detached houses all the same size and built the same year on the GOV website i find i am the only one in Band E everyone else in Band D I bought the house in 1989 and added a very small extension to the kitchen in 1994 - many of the houses have kitchen…
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Council Tax Values 1997 Dev.
We live in a small Cul de Sac with all the properties in bands A-D depending on size. All the bandings were based on sale price in '97 backdated to '91 but since then the value hasn't increased and when we put the value in now and back date it to '91 the bandings drop. Can we ask to have the whole street revalued? Could…
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Council Tax Banding
I live in a property that is Band 'E' When we purchased the property in 1998 it was originally Band 'D' and increased to Band 'E' after purchase. i have checked other property's in the road and although they all have individual styles they are all detached Bungalow style property's. 24 out of 40 property's are band D . I…
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council tax
Hi Martin and the team I was Disregarded for council tax last year and my council backdated it 5 years, then sent me a bill for 50% of the council tax as they say 2 adults live in the property (myself and my carer) who is my 19year old son. It states if your carer lives with you they are also exempt, I have wrote to them…
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Wrong CT banding - worried
Hi, I could do with some advice please. I moved into my present home in 2013, a 4 bed bungalow, with my late husband and daughter, we had been in social housing prior to this. I know that the house has been extended twice, one of the extensions was to convert the garage into a fourth bedroom. It is listed as band C. I…
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Overcharged council tax?
I am on the lowest council tax band which is supposed to be £1160 a year, but I'm being charged £142 a month (£1700 a year). Does anyone know why this might be? I'm quite confused by this. I have tried contacting the council but no response.
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If I challenge and the band for my neighbours in increased, will they know that it's because of me?
I've just been checking all the other similar properties near me of the same 1960's development. Many of them have been extended and are bigger than mine now, but they are all in band C or D. I'm in band E, and the only reason I can think of is that I'm the last one in the development, so am round the corner with a…
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Ultralase - guarantee no longer valid - advice needed
Hello, I am new to this forum, not sure if this is the correct place to post this. In August 2012, I had laser eye surgery with Ultralase and included in that was a life time after care guarantee which include re treatment if required. Since about 3 months in, one eye has had less than perfect vision and I have asked for…
