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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.
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New built house completion date 29th Sept 2021, would the stamp duty holiday applies if paying late?
Hi everyone, Just get clarification and I think the exemption shall apply. I am purchasing a new built house and the completion date is 29th Sept 2021. I know that the stamp duty holiday runs out on 30th Sept 2021. However, I do not think the solicitor can be quickly enough to pay for the stamp duty on 30th Sept. If the…
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Help on solar panels please!
the company who supplied our solar panels- saint solar is now longer in business. the solar panels which we purchased are not making as much money or reducing our electricity costs each month as the company stated that they would. we are still paying off the panels!! i'm not sure where to go to with this. i wanted to…
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Council Tax bill
Today we got a letter containing 4 sheets of paper. Each paper was for a years council tax going back to 2017/18. We owe over £600. There is no covering letter. We have never owed them in fact because of disability, we haven't had to pay council tax for 2 years, yet for these years the costs are almost £400. I have rung…
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Council Tax premium on second homes in England?
I know that some councils in Wales are now charging 100% premium on council tax on furnished second homes - doubling the normal amount. But are any councils in England doing this? Does English legislation even allow it? (And I am talking about fully furnished second homes, NOT unoccupied and substantially unfurnished empty…
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Who is my problem with.
I am having problems with by bin collection. I leave it out side my house and is collected by the bin men but they don't return it. They leave it up the road where the lorry stops.I have been complaining to my local council for months, they are now saying I have to deal with the contractors who do the collections.I pay the…
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Council tax account not moved to new address
We recently moved to a new address in March 2021. We contacted the council to inform them of the move and provided our new address. They closed down the old account and we expected they would begin charging automatically. When we realised we weren't being charged we tried calling them severally but couldn't get through.…
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council tax
please help iv lived in a bedsit nearly 13 years and never paid council tax never had a letter till last year which wanted to know who lived in property 7 months past then got letter from council valuation putting in band b 5 weeks ago received a letter saying council tax in areas please pay 3000 sent email back twice and…
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Council Tax Band L192NP - currently correct?
i newly moved to a property, Carlett View, Garston, Liverpool which was built in 2008 Apr. Can i still use the 'Find out what it was worth in 1991' to check the tax band as the property was not yet existed in 1991? Follow this method to find out my tax band should be A instead of B. I checked in official website of…
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Do I need to put my unpaid live in carer on the council tax?
I have posted here and in the disability money forum also, hopefully you all won't mind! :-) hopefully someone can shed some light on to the situation. A little back story:I suffer from a chronic illness that causes me to faint and requires me to use mobility aids from time to time. My best friend comes over everyday to…
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Early settlement charge
Hi all. Hoping for some input here. Tied in on current mortgage for another 3 years but had an amazing offer on the house with substantial equity so decided to sell. Found a house that is the same i paid for my current and approached my lender with the proposal of porting the mortgage exactly as it is with me paying the…
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Council tax reclaim
Thank you Martin just to let you know after following your advice on applying for council tax band to be changed & being refused on three occasions after a lot of research & perseverance & not giving up our council tax band has been reduced from E to D & we received a refund backdated from 1997 of £7450.
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Council tax reband help needed!
We have lived in our house since 1999. Council tax has been in joint names with myself and partner, apart from 2 years solely in my name. It has always been payed by direct debit from my account. a few weeks ago someone from moneysavingdirect.com spoke to my partner at the door while I was out. When I returned I was told…
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Should my council tax band be changed?
My husband and I bought our village house in 2002. Originally built in 1880 as two small cottages by the time we bought it it was a single 3 bedroomed house which had previously been the village post office. It was in Band C for council tax. In 2006 we converted the house back into two dwellings - one a two bedroomed…
