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Can you 'whistleblow' an incorrect council tax band (neighbours)
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I used to live in a block of flats where half were band A and half band B. I appealed my band and they moved them all up to band B.
I was popular!0 -
Sillychuckie wrote: »I just happened to stumble across this whilst browsing the bands in our area.
You sound wild :cool:
Jealousy is a terrible thing. Congratulate your neighbour on having such a beautiful property instead of looking at ways to bring them down0 -
We moved last year from a small 2-bed terrace to a larger 4-bed detached.
Refuse collection is a variable cost. Less waste is produced by one person, so a given dustcart could cover a much larger round as it would take longer to become full, meaning fewer dustcarts and dustmen are required to provide the same frequency of service. QED single people are cheaper.
The morning after our move we were still consuming exactly the same level of services we did before - same amount of household waste, same use of road and libraries, kids are in the same schools as before. But we're paying a boatload more in Council Tax than if we'd stayed put but without placing any extra burden on Council services.0 -
We moved last year from a small 2-bed terrace to a larger 4-bed detached.
The morning after our move we were still consuming exactly the same level of services we did before - same amount of household waste, same use of road and libraries, kids are in the same schools as before. But we're paying a boatload more in Council Tax than if we'd stayed put but without placing any extra burden on Council services.
This is why taxation on the individual rather than the property was the way to go.
Why this didn't happen is truly crazy.0 -
It did happen...TrickyTree83 wrote: »This is why taxation on the individual rather than the property was the way to go.
Why this didn't happen is truly crazy.
But everybody threw their toys out of the pram over it, and it was binned after two years, to be replaced by Council Tax.0 -
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I think most of the objection to poll tax was from large households of adults. For us, as a couple with children, rates/poll tax/council tax worked out roughly the same, after accounting for the usual annual price increases .
My husband knew two people who refused to pay poll tax; one was an adult son, living cheaply with his parents and the other one of three brothers living in a council house, 'inherited' from a parent.
The house referred to in this thread is a bit of an anomaly, because, as has been said, extended/enhanced houses are re-banded at the time of sale, but this is really a new build and 'regular' new builds are assessed when first occupied.0 -
I think most of the objection to poll tax was from large households of adults.
Yep, that'll happen if it's individually-based, rather than property-based.The house referred to in this thread is a bit of an anomaly, because, as has been said, extended/enhanced houses are re-banded at the time of sale, but this is really a new build and 'regular' new builds are assessed when first occupied.
Because, of course, "regular" new-builds change ownership/occupation at that point. Self-build projects don't.
But the OP did say there was no II flag, and that's what triggers that rebanding.0 -
TrickyTree83 wrote: »This is why taxation on the individual rather than the property was the way to go.
Why this didn't happen is truly crazy.
It did happen (it was known as the Poll Tax).
It was easier for people to hide from it than it was to hide housesGather ye rosebuds while ye may0 -
It did happen...
But everybody threw their toys out of the pram over it, and it was binned after two years, to be replaced by Council Tax.
To all those who threw their toys out of their pram, THANK YOU, you allowed me to keep my job for a further 13 yrs.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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