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Council Tax Long Term Vacant Premium
I purchased a small flat for retirement in November and I am currently serving my 3 months notice to retire at the end of April. My job requires me to live on-site and a flat is provided. I was expecting to pay £141.00 per month in council tax on my new flat, however, the Council have sent a bill for £3531.80 for 2024/25…
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Council tax is significantly cheaper in Scotland compared to England and Wales- anyone know why?
I've noticed that council tax in Scotland is considerably cheaper than in England and Wales. Does anyone know why that is? Does it cover the same things? I know that water and sewerage are added on to council tax in Scotland but not in the rest of the UK. But this only amplifies the price differences. Here's an example of…
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Council tax reclaim - Entire development banded incorrectly?
Hi All, I'm new here, and trawled through the forums to find something similar but couldn't see anything quite the same as this situation. I am about to move into a property after purchasing. The property is currently banded at a G. this particular street was a development built in 1999, and all similar houses in this…
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Mortgage lender charges insurance premiums if I don't send the building insurance policy each year
Hello. Each year my mortgage lender writes to me and asks me to send it the current insurance policy for my building. My mortgage loan has been sold on a few times and the last mortgage servicing company did not make this annual request. The mortgaged property is a flat so I don't arrange the insurance, the freeholder's…
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Council tax banding
Hello to all just joined the forum, my first post is regarding council tax banding. We purchased our present property in 1999 along with all the things to attend to and associated stress of selling and buying a property we were not made aware of appealing council tax banding. The first mention of this has been whilst…
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Rebanding of my 1958 bungalow from Band D to Band C
I looked at the house prices in my road and in 1995 one home was sold for £60k. The banding associated with Band D is approximately £68k and therefore our home which was purchased prior to 1991 should I believe be in the lower banding. Can you advise please
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Council Tax Improvements
Hi Just wondered if anyone else has come across this problem & if they were successful. My Story. I had extension to my house, as did my neighbour. My neighbour did not move out of his house during his extension, I temporarily did & stopped paying council tax for a few months as I was not occupying the house. My neighbour…
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Reclaiming overpaid Council tax due to having disabled son living at home
Is it possible to reclaim overpaid Council tax from many years ago. My husband and I lived with our very disabled son and I was his full time carer, We were told in 2008 by a social worker when he went into care that we should have been rated as a single person household receiving a 25% discount as our son and myself were…
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council tax review
hopefully buying a 3 bed bungalow soon..its currently in band E..having done a lot of research have found the following information..built between 1986 and 1992 as 1 of 20 residents and ALL put in band E, ALL are still in band E..there are a mix of 4 bed houses,3 and 4 bed bungalows..using your help think my possible new…
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Council Tax Advice (London Area)
Hi all, hope you're well. I'm hoping for some advice regarding Council Tax Bands and whether I should challenge mine. I usually wouldn't think twice about something like this, but there's a few past & present factors that are making me question things & I'd welcome your opinions on this. I purchased a 3 bed semi-detached…
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Factor Charging £4000 for windows I don't need
I have just moved into a flat I purchased in July, and in September I got a letter from the Factors (RMG Scotland) saying I need to pay £4,000 to replace the windows in the building, which will include ONE of the windows in my flat. This is such an extortionate amount of money, and so soon after I have moved in. Am I able…
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SMI - Council Tax
My mother and I lived together until she passed away 5 years ago. She was diagnosed with Parkinsons a good 8 years before she died. She was claiming an 'Attendance Allowance' but was able to continue working with a little part-time job. As far as I am aware we were paying for the full Council Tax. So, I guess my question…
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Do you pay council tax for a full month if moved half-way into home?
Hi all. I took ownership of a property on 18.10.24 and that was when I received my first council tax bill. The period is from that date to 31.3.25. My payment for the whole year is approx. £1015. What I've been charged from 18.10.24 to 31.3.25 is approx. £458. I'm not very good at how they've calculated that but does that…
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Council tax refund
If you have split 2 bedrooms to give a wardrobe space would this effect a claim for over paid council tax or re banding. The size of property has not been altered at all. This room could be used as a box room for a cot but not a single bed. So when comparing with similar properties would it be classed as a 4 bed instead of…
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House marked up as Maisonette?
Hi, after checking neighbour's council tax bands, we discovered we're paying a lot more. We've challenged the council previously only to be told we're under the correct band. That said, we recently noticed on the house deeds our property is listed as a maisonette?! How this could be, I know not. As far as I am aware it's…
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Comparing Council Tax Band with Neighbours
Hi ,we live in a semi detached home. in 1991 the 2 semis would have been identical . however, both have since been redeveloped but with ours to a greater extent than the neighbouring semi. my question is when looking to compare tax bands, do we look at the comparative values in 1991 or now ? Any thoughts?
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Council tax banding
Hi, I have a problem with banding. I live in a street with 2 bedroom flats, 2 bedroom houses and 3 bedroom houses. We are all in the same banding B which I know is incorrect as I've done all the checks and I should be in A as live in a flat. How do I challenge this when all properties in my street and the estate are all in…
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Council tax discount with part-time lodger.
I have a lodger who lives in the Midlands but comes down to Chessington to work and stays max 3 nights per week. He pays council tax at his main family residence and is registered to vote there. My council say that I am not eligible for a council tax discount. Is this right? Is it up to each council to make up their own…
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Council Tax Banding
Hi, I’ve tried twice to challenge my band and failed, I’m confused, if I use the 1991 calculator I’m band D which is the current band, however, if I use the sale price calculator for May 2022 when I bought the property it’s a C which is what I think it should be, can anyone help me with this please?
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Council Tax Band Review
I bought an apartment in a retirement complex back in 2018 and paid £220,000. I have now moved to a new apartment and the old apartment is up for sale. Whilst the apartment is empty I still have to pay council tax. Originally the apartment was in band D for council tax. Retirement apartments are extremely difficult to sell…
