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Council Tax one person discount
I recently realised for the last 8 years I have been living alone and paying full council tax and no getting the discount for living alone. I approached my council they are going to refund me 2 years but say that’s all they can do. If the behave was due to wrong banding the council I understand can go back to 1993 . I…
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Council Tax Band
Watching the Martin Lewis show a few weeks ago prompted me to check my banding and neighbouring bands and has left me with a question/query which I'm hoping people here can advice on. So all the houses in my street are in band E except for 1 solitary house which is in band D, checking the details it seems that the owner…
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Council tax Tribunal Tomorrow!
Hi all, Just looking for some advice, we have our Council Tax Tribunal tomorrow. We have new build property (4 bed semi, no garage), row of 4 on a street that's been around since the 60's (mostly Terrace & Semi's all band C/D including a detached 4 bed, Band E). The valuation office have gone 10 minutes away to prove their…
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ERC
Hi there, my husband and I wanted to port our existing mortgage with Santander to a new property. Current mortgage £91,000.00, wanted to port £70,000.00. Having decided that they won’t port the mortgage and want it paid off, the are also charging us a redemption fee. This feels very unfair as it is not our decision to…
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Landlord won't return deposit
I will keep this brief as this for me has gone on far to long almost 7 years A landlord who won't give me my deposit back (he didn't put into a deposit scheme) I first applied for its return by way of a money claim in 2014 he ignored this, so I was granted a Judgment for claimant. Myself having suffered ill health, I tried…
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DIESEL car compensation
There are lots of companies to reclaim compensation for buying a diesel car from 2007 to 2020 but how do you go about applying for the claim yourself?
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Breach of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Has anyone else been contacted by a company from Liverpool called Chase Monro? They cold called last week suggesting that my personal data had been leaked and that I could pursue a claim. I suggested they send me an email with a breakdown of what has happened, although they have sent through power of attorney forms and the…
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Empty house premium council tax
We bought a house at an auction that had been repossessed.
The property had been empty for five years and had been vandalised. For the
first eight months we had to carry out a considerable amount of renovating to
bring the property up to a habitable condition, then we decided to move in and
make it our home. We often…
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HMRC Cheque can they be cashed?
Hello all, I'm unsure if this is in the correct thread so if not I apologise. I have a tax refund being sent via cheque from HMRC but I have an online bank that doesn't accept cheque's. Can these cheques be cashed anywhere for example at a Post Office with ID etc. Thanks in advance
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Overhead power line compensation.
Hi All, I had a letter a few days ago regarding compensation for power lines that cross over my house. This was from a company called PCC who claimed to have been acting for the previous owner and been very close to the end of the claim after the previous owner had an offer. I have since moved in around 3 months ago and…
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marriage tax allowance
I have tried claiming online but the forms of ID asked for are a credit check which isnt a problem and a current passport which I dont have what do I do? Thank you
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DORMANT ACCOUNT?
Nat West Bank sent all my husband's savings from his company to the Treasury in 2018 without informing us. He had a stroke in 2015 and had to close the company. From what I have read, the Law in 2009 states that if the Treasury wanted to claim this money in under 15 years, it had to be agreed with the Minister. Does anyone…
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Reclaiming Import Duty paid
In February I returned a product to Finland having paid £40 duty to HMRC via DHL. Your MSE article rightly advises to claim a refund using HMRC form C285. At first attempt it was impossible to complete due to the details required. I rang DHL tax and duty team and they immediately provided all the reference numbers I needed…
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There are no houses like mine?
Hi I have looked at the banding of houses in my area and those that similar or have larger habitable areas are in a lower banding, the problem is that I live in a rural area and none of the house are the same. How do I go about getting evidence that mine should be re-assessed. Also mine is a rental and has never been sold.…
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Rebanding deadline
After watching the last episode of MSE tonight and receiving our new council tax bill I thought I'd look into it again. We've lived here for 7 years and I heard that there was a deadline for contesting? However I've checked the gov website and the 3 bed terrace houses where I live are in Band C although ours in a semi and…
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Challenging Council Tax when House Never Been Sold
I want to challenge my council tax band and think we should have a case for it. We are the smallest on the street and the house above which was built after this one and is both larger inside and outside has been challenged in the past and is the band below us. My problem is the house has never been sold so don't know how…
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Home - Council Tax Banding
I have recently bought a house that is in Band 'D', suggesting that in April 1991 it was valued at between £68,000 and £88,000, and this is where my query lies. The previous owner bought the property in Nov 1981 for £32,000. All the evidence I can find would suggest a growth over the next 9 and a half years was (on…
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Taking Paypal to the Small Claims Court, possible?
Is it possible to put in a claim against Paypal for money of mine that they are holding for 180 days through the small claims court? The reason I ask is because, although I have acted lawfully and have not behaved fraudulently in any of my dealings with Paypal or Ebay selling, I notice that Paypal as a company operates out…
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closing order
My query is regarding a closing order severed on a property section 604A of the housing act 1985. under the section 264 and 267 of act council prohibit the use of the dwelling house for any purpose not approved by the council. under the housing act 1985 section 604A dwelling house fails to meet the following structural…
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Class I exemption question
My parents-in-law moved in with my husband so that we could look after them due to old age and ill health. They never went back to their old home and no-one ever stayed there - even for one night. Due to lack of space and my mother-in-law's need for her own bedroom to fit in care equipment, my husband and I moved next…
