Council Tax After House Sale

GoingSolo

marliepanda wrote: »

You could have sold the property quicker. Sorry but you could.

If that was possible it would have happened. It was in very good condition and even the two agent we used couldn't understand why it's taken so long to sell. Then like buses we had two buyers come along and haggle over it

GoingSolo

getmore4less wrote: »

The 6 months should start from date of grant not date of death

Class F exemption.

some councils try to hide this exemption so charge from DOD.

further exemptions may apply depending on the council

Thanks. I've made a note of this

GoingSolo

davidmcn wrote: »

what does their bill for the current year say?

We haven't had one:j

Which makes me think the CT will be asked for when the new owners are registered in the property

GoingSolo

marliepanda wrote: »

If the house caught on fire you'd want it putting out. If it was burgled you would want the police to attend.

Good points. That's why we kept it insured.

Maybe we should ask to pay back CT for just those services as that would be all we would have used for the property

marliepanda

GoingSolo wrote: »

We haven't had one:j

Which makes me think the CT will be asked for when the new owners are registered in the property

You need to ask for a bill. There will be a bill, even properties which pay zero have a bill saying zero.

And no you can't pick and choose which services your pay for.

I'm unsure how you got this far in life...

GoingSolo

marliepanda wrote: »

You need to ask for a bill. There will be a bill, even properties which pay zero have a bill saying zero.

No one told us that before even when we informed the council. In fact we've had no paper work from them since we informed them of her passing just day's later as we sorted out her affairs

davidmcn

GoingSolo wrote: »

No one told us that before even when we informed the council. In fact we've had no paper work from them since we informed them of her passing just day's later as we sorted out her affairs

So you've claimed the exemption - didn't their response say it would end after six months? I'm surprised they're not writing somewhere, even if just to the empty property

getmore4less

https://www.stockton.gov.uk/stockton-council/council-tax/council-tax-discounts-reductions-and-exemptions/

F Empty property where the taxpayer is deceased and probate has not been granted – in some cases Council Tax liability transfers straight away to a beneficiary, see below *
FF Empty property where the taxpayer is deceased and probate was granted less than six months ago – in some cases Council Tax liability transfers straight to a beneficiary, see below *

getmore4less

davidmcn wrote: »

So you've claimed the exemption - didn't their response say it would end after six months? I'm surprised they're not writing somewhere, even if just to the empty property

it depends some councils chase others expect the change of status to be notified eg Grant obtained.

It is the estate executor/administrator responsibility to know what they are doing.

CIS

A Class F exemption covers an unoccupied property until probate and then up to 6 months afterwards. The exemption ceases to apply where the property is occupied or the legal ownership changes from the estate to another party.

You need to contact the council ASAP and see what's happening - by now I'd have expected them to be actively chasing the estate for any arrears.

Craig