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Council tax back dated 5 years to a higher band
Hi there In 2016 I demolished and rebuilt my house. It's actually a smaller footprint and has the same number of bedrooms as before. On completion the council happened to tell me that they had been to look at it and put an improvement indicator on the public council tax records. It remained at the same banding. 5 Years…
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Council Tax - SMI case
Trying to get my head around something and hope that someone might be able to help. I've read the MSE section on SMI. Pensioner with history of health issues, lives with a carer who is also a family member. Receives 25% discount as carer disregarded for council tax purposes. Pensioner receives attendance allowance.…
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Council Tax Liability vs HMO dispute
Hi, I am hoping someone can offer me some advice on a Council Tax billing dispute I have? I used to live at a property around the time covid started and it was a house with multiple other tennants. Once I left the property I received two bills for two seperate periods. One bill was for a period where there were four people…
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Liability for a Council Tax Bill (HMO)
Hi all, I’m experiencing an ongoing stressful and frustrating situation - I’d appreciate if someone could advise me on what I need to do next… About a month ago, I posted on here about my council contacting me, demanding I pay £600 for unpaid council tax at a previous HMO property I lived at 14 months ago, which was…
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Challenge council tax banding, how long for a decision ?
I’ve been waiting just over 7 weeks with the 2 month deadline being next week but obviously they will be closing for Christmas. For those that have asked for rebanding, did you hear back quickly or on the last day? What happens after their 2 month deadline? I’ve rang them to ask but just got told to ring back in the New…
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New council tax liability
Young Miss Tenchy moved to her own house mid September, wrote to the council early November with her details and requesting they set up a council tax account. They've now sent a bill covering the period of the moving in date until 31/3/2022 and requiring immediate payment of the full amount. They state "payment by…
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Council Tax HMO
Hi everyone, wondering if someone has been in this situation before and could offer me advice please? Frustratingly, after work, I had a call from a council chasing up “unpaid council tax” from a HMO (house of multiple occupation) property I lived in as a tenant, 14 MONTHS AGO. I found the tenancy agreement - it said…
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Council Tax Band increased
My in-laws have today just received a letter saying their house has been re-evaluated and increasing from band D to E and an increase of £77 a month to £263! Am I right in guessing a neighbour has possibly asked to be evaluated as in a higher band and the local properties have been given an increase? Out if interest, how…
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Help!! Do I have a leg to stand on with the council tax?
Hi All, I'll get straight to the point..basically I purchased a house back in January 2019 with the intention of renovating it. It's a totally delict house, meaning severe damp, movement, unsupported chimney stack, no hot water or heating throughout the property etc. We got plans drawn up and then sent them off to the…
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Council Tax Relating to an Annex
We purchased a property last year which contained a home for ourselves and what was advertised as an annex, the latter being a one bedroom self contained bungalow which is in our garden. The property was marketed as having been used as an annex and in more recent days as a holiday let. All services are charged within the…
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Refused council tax single person discount because of a closed Universal Credit claim
I was made redundant in early 2021 and have claimed universal credit for most of the year. I recently moved to Edinburgh for a new job though, and began renting a flat. However when I registered to pay council tax and requested a single person discount, I was refused the discount for some reason (full email text below).…
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Council Tax Increase
Hello I moved into my present property in January 2018. The property had been extended 20 years before, but the council tax band had never been changed. I asked several people, including the solicitor that acted for me when I purchased, if the was a period after which the council could not increase the banding. The general…
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Refused council tax single person discount because of a closed Universal Credit claim
I was made redundant in early 2021 and have claimed universal credit for most of the year. I recently moved to Edinburgh for a new job though, and began renting a flat. However when I registered to pay council tax and requested a single person discount, I was refused the discount for some reason (full email text below).…
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Dodgy council tax letter?
Hello! something quite weird happened. I moved to a new property in June this year and right away registered online for the council taxes and paid a first installment. Last week I received 2 letters supposedly from the council. One for this house, and one for another, random house I don't own. Puzzled, we asked the…
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Council not giving council tax discount
Just wanted to get some advice on the forum please. I live with my disabled, bedbound 24/7 care dad and am his carer. My partner cares for me as I have poor mental health. We are both on universal credit. My dad received state pension and attendance allowance, with little savings. The council tax is in his name for his…
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Awarded CCJ against rogue builder. What now?
Firstly, thanks for your time in reading this and any help you can offer is much appreciated. During the summer of 2020 we contracted a local builder to carry out a garage conversion and build a single-storey extension. We carried out checks on previous work etc and were pretty sure of this builder's credentials. To cut a…
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Council tax successful challenge, following probate purchase
We bought our current home following a lengthy probate. The previous owners had passed away and had been in the property for many years. I challenged the council tax banding successfully, it was an identical property to others in the lower bracket, so was straight forward (albeit covid slowed the process) There are 2…
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Alteration to an entry in the valuation list - back dating
I took over a property in 2015 - a house with a cottage, receiving council tax as a single property. In 2020, I was sent a "notice of alteration to an entry in the valuation list" because it was a single dwelling and should be shown as two with separate bands. They backdated it to 2011, but then adjusted their bills to the…
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Cancelling Council Tax DD
I let a property in Scotland and there was a void of a couple of months between tenants so I was liable for the council tax. I dutifully completed the online form to tell the council the tenant was moving out and that I was liable. I have been paying the bill by DD but never received a bill in the post so I ended up having…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should I challenge our council tax band if it means my neighbour may pay more?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... We live in a four-bedroom semi-detached bungalow and are in council tax band D, which I'd never questioned. But recently my next-door neighbour told me she's in the cheaper band B, and her home has exactly the same layout. I'd love to claw back some council tax, but I'm…
