Council tax free months..

immoral_angeluk

I remember reading a while ago that at some point in the new year we get 2 months 'off' our council tax so we don't have to pay... was I imagining this and if not does anyone know which months it is? Having £99 spare for 2 months would come in very handy.

immoral_angeluk

Should explain we've only been in our own house for a year and lived with DH's mum before that so never dealt with council tax! lol!

James&Shell

Its normally February and March as it then starta the new year in april.

wigginsmum

It's either Jan and Feb, or Feb and March, can't remember which.

livinginhope

Hi IA,you are right,you get Feb and March off if you pay over 10 months,we had a mix up with bank accounts so unfortunately ours will carry on as normal!

tryhard_2

it's feb and march

jillie1974

feb and march unless you changed bank accounts or moved during the year!
i'm only get one month this time! but is £100 in my pocket !!

GingerSte

I think (and someone will correct me if I'm wrong) that it depends on which council you pay the tax to. My experience, though, is that Dudley, Sandwell and Leeds City Councils charge over a ten month period.

If I were you I would check your council tax statement that you should have got in April '06.

(BTW I'm not 100% sure about the Leeds one, as it wasn't me who paid it.)

newmum1

GingerSte wrote:

I think (and someone will correct me if I'm wrong) that it depends on which council you pay the tax to. My experience, though, is that Dudley, Sandwell and Leeds City Councils charge over a ten month period.

If I were you I would check your council tax statement that you should have got in April '06.

(BTW I'm not 100% sure about the Leeds one, as it wasn't me who paid it.)

Birmingham city council are over 10 month period too, but what they allow you to do if you want it to spread it out over 12 months so that it lowers your payments each month, which is what I do.:p

pknottm

Broxtowe Council (part of Nottingham) also collect it over 10 months, with no payments collected in Feb and Mar.

I'll be getting a Council Tax rebate of £138 when I move house on 8 Dec, as these are in effect the overpayments made so far this year up to 8th Dec.

We're moving into rented temporarily until we find a house we like in the new year, and the rent includes the council tax.

lynzpower

I was told by my council its feb & march.

as we are moving before then, we were told by the CTax office to let them know asap and they would send me a cheque for the difference as we wont be here in feb & march.