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Council Tax Banding
We are in a Band C, after doing a neighbours check I discovered our that our neighbour is in a Band B. Our houses are identical, except we have be paying a lot more which is quite unfair. I contacted the VOA, they did an investigation, from looking at the council website they changed there banding to a C. Unfortunately…
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Council tax Band, pass Neighcheck but fail valuation, do i still have a case?
Hi all, Myself and my fiancee bought our first home in 2019 - a 3 bed semi detached that we paid £165000 for. (this was ever so slightly above market average in the area at the time as house prices were rising) but house prices have risen dramatically since. (our neighbours just sold for 186k 6 months ago) we are on band C…
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Council tax appeal example
Hi everyone I have my appeal coming up and I was looking for any successful cases I could use as an example. We are a semi detached property in a road in band E. all other semis are band D.
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Capital gains tax on second property.
Please can anyone help! My son has an empty property, waiting the sale to go through, it was previously rented. He is purchasing a new build and has been told he needs to pay capital gains tax before the sale has gone through on his empty property and will be able to claim this back. We have only just found this out. He…
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New council tax income banding
Just received my council tax bill for 2022/23. I am currently claiming PIP and ESA as disabled and my husband is my carer and in receipt of carers allowance and only works 10 hours a week, so on low income. In previous years we have received a council tax reduction as in the vulnerable group, however, this year it seems…
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Council Tax second home wales
So already paying 100% council tax extra on my ONLY home , owned in Wales but the council are classing it as a second . I go to my house every other weekend and go there on all my leave (6 weeks ) plus after nights which could be a few more weeks a year. I RENT down South as my job is not available unless I travel 143…
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Council Tax Banding New Build
I moved into my new build home 5 years ago. Until last year, I didn't realise I could appeal the council tax banding, so missed the opportunity to appeal the band. I did check other houses on the estate, out the 15 houses the same as mine, 4 were Band D and the rest Band C. I appealed on this basis, due to not having 1991…
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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…
