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Council tax rebanding evidence nightmare, specialists?
Hi, I am having trouble trying to get my house rebabnded, it was newly built just before corona virus hit and banded in my opinion and going by neighbous houses that are similar, 2 bands too high which I cannot afford. I have sent in evidence of 5 similar properties, same amount of bedrooms as mine, detached like mine,…
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Housing Association council tax reband
First off, apologies if this has been asked a lot before. I’ve lived in a housing association property since 2008. It’s a small 2 bed property, built in the early 90s in Redbridge. It’s in band D. As are all the properties around it. The trouble is a lot of those properties are actually 3 bed. So obviously worth more.…
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Reclaim mortgage broker fee from estate agent?
Hi, hopefully this is the right place to ask... I recently put an offer in on a house which was accepted by the vendor and the estate agent agreed to cease marketing the property. The estate agent asked for proof of funds / id which I provided. I then approached my mortgage broker with the estate agent confirmation of…
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Council Tax Claim
Hi, Council Tax Claims for the wrong band will never work if your property had not been sold before the bands came into force. I live in a street that many people stay in for decades and never sell. My house I bought a few years ago had not been sold since the 70's. When I challenged my band as my neighbours properties…
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Council Tax
Since we moved to our house we are paying a Band C rate. After checking online our next door neighbour is a Band B, all other properties are a Band C. I contacted the Valuation Office, their reply " we are satisfied your property falls within the value range of £52,001 and £68,000 at 1st April 1991 and that the current…
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Old Mortgage Shortfall
I've been going through old files and come across some paperwork for our mortgage from our last house, which is in my husband's name only. There is a letter from April 2008, not long before that house was sold (we moved to another provider in both names and that is paid off in full). It warned of High Risk of Shortfall. I…
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Tax Refund Mystery is This Technically Fraud?
Hey all So long story short, I did my self-assessment in January of this year, delighted to discover that they were going to refund me £800, they said they did it within a week and my HMRC account says that they did, however, it didn't reach my account and upon investigation, it appeared that I had accidentally given them…
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Help please
I’ve successfully challenged by CT band from D to C. Received letter from VOA and so emailed the council 2-3 weeks ago with a copy of the letter asking them to reissue a bill and advise of rebate. Last night I received a letter advising of change in band for last year 20/21 (weird?) I’ve logged into my online account and…
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Tax rebate cheque misspelled
So I’ve got this tax rebate cheque but I live abroad and I’m not able to cash it in here. I do however, have an UK account so someone else abroad will have to deposit it into my UK account there. I have family there and they said they could deposit it. I spoke to HMRC and got the cheque nominated to a family member but…
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Mortgage help on benefits
I was recently made redundant and now on JSA. I remortgaged last year to extend my house and now have 7 years to pay. My mortgage alone is £693 and according to the benefits office i cant get any help with it until ive bedn unemployed for 9 months by which time i prob will have lost my house after paying 24 years with no…
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Council Tax Band Double Increase++
Received a letter from the VOA in early October saying that as modifications have been made to the property before we move in (2000/2000) then they may be looking at council tax re-banding for the property, but would reach out if they need to any assistance from us. We did not receive any communication subsequent to this.…
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Am I being overcharged on my new council tax bill?
My partner moved in at the start of September & I notified the local council tax department because I was entitled to Council Tax Reduction & Single Adult Occupier Discount which needed to end, however, the council have billed me the full tax charge from the 1st April 2021 to 31 March 2022, less the Council Tax Reduction &…
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Council tax annexe
Hi just after some advice. My mother in law lives on her own in a 3 bed detached house, I've just brought it (with a mortgage) using a gift of equity, she is having a granny flat (semi permanent) built in the garden for her to live in. My wife and I will move into the house once the granny flat is built which should take a…
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Can an MP help?
Does anyone know if an MP can help with problems being experienced with a county council? If someone is not being taken seriously, or getting a response, can an MP get involved to try and obtain a resolution?
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Council tax evaluation
I moved into my property in Nov 2018, it had had extensive work done to to extend it and make it into a 3 bed from a 2 bed so I was expecting a valuation change letter at some point. I also belive I am now in the correct band so can't challenge it. My issue is with the payments. The wording on the letter from the valuation…
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Issue with Council Tax landlord v tenant
Hi all I'm appealing to the forum to see if anyone has been in a similar situation before. Last year, I was renting a property and paid Council Tax accordingly. An opportunity arose for us to move one month before our 12 month contract ended so we approached the Landlord with 4 months notice. He agreed that we could move…
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Council tax valuation challenge
Hello, I have challenged the VOA’s banding of my new build property, and have been declined. I spent many hours gathering information to support my challenge using the .gov website and right move historic sales which occasionally shows the floor plan and square meters. I am unable to access info on properties that a) have…
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Universal Credit/Council Tax
I have made a claim to UC and have only received 1 application form for a council tax reduction. Will my daughter who is a joint tenant with myself have to make a separate claim for Universal credit in order to claim a council tax reduction
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Do I pay my CMT if the case was handed over to the FOS
I appointed a claims management team to deal with an irresponsible lending case for an existing loan that I have. When they submitted their claim the company rejected it. The team then forwarded my complaint onto the FOS who have upheld my claim based on their investigation. As such do I need to pay my CMT 30% as they…
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Council Tax for HMO
Hi, I have 3 students living in a 3 bedroom property on 2 tenancy agreements, from February they will no longer be students, within the tenancy agreement I have made it clear the council tax is the tenant's responsibility, will that be the case with my local authority, if the tenants don't pay the council tax.
