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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…
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Housing Factors
Ok, this is the closest forum that I could find for this issue. Ok, I've lived in the same development for the past 15 or so years - bought flat. We have had numerous factors over the years and surprising enough all wanted to maximize their profits for each development they factor for but at the same time doing as little…
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FedEx £162 Import Charge
Please can someone help I purchased 2 knobs that came in a light box maybe around the size of an egg box from Etsy I paid £7.32 for them plus £9.69 Delivery and £1.70 VAT Today from Fedex and invoice with a total of £162.95 as been sent with very little detail except it is from the seller in Turkey and weight 0.160A…
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Reclaiming tax rebates
Has anyone had a letter from HMRC to say they have a tax rebate paid to Ensign Advisory ltd. This company seems to be charging 32% and £100 charge and and in some cases charges on top of this.
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Overpaid Student Finance - Was on Wrong Payment Plan 4 years ago!
Just wanted some advice; I met up with some friends today and just through random conversations, somehow we were talking about student loan payments and one of my friends didn't believe me when I said how much tax I used to pay when I was employed. He then told me I must've been on the wrong payment plan as his was £X…
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Bins on strike
Hi guys, Not sure if this is the right place to post this. In my city, the bin men have been on strike since before Xmas and intend to continue to be in strike until April. The council have set up some rubbish drop off points. However people who do not have cars etc. Will of course struggle with getting their rubbish down…
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Council tax notice of enforcement
Hello MSE community, I have a little issue and wanted to hear your thoughts and whether this has ever happened to you. We moved into a new built flat in Wembley in August 2019. This was one of the brand new developments by Quintain Living and when we moved in we were probably one of the first tenants there. Construction…
