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Still given council tax bill for the remainder of the year even though I told council my move date?
user225688
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I told them the exact date I am going to be moving from my rented property (in just over a week) but they respond to me just saying that it has been acknowledged and it has increased by £100 because I have moved out of the LA (presumably meaning Local Authority); how does it go up (!) for moving away and not to 0!?
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Because of the way CT bills are calculated over the months you may not have paid enough yet.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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The council will be in a much better position than anyone here to explain how they have calculatd what you owe.0
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user225688 wrote: »I told them the exact date I am going to be moving from my rented property (in just over a week) but they respond to me just saying that it has been acknowledged and it has increased by £100 because I have moved out of the LA (presumably meaning Local Authority); how does it go up (!) for moving away and not to 0!?
They will apportion the charge as appropriate but what is the end date shown on the latest demand notice ? Does it match the date of the end of the tenancy ?I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0 -
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I don’t know what they do about a message saying you are going to be moving out. They may do nothing until after you have actually moved.
Bear in mind that most council tax is paid in 10 monthly instalments, rather than 12. That means that you should be due a refund.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
I suspect you have cancelled a direct debit payment for the council tax and the new bill is the confirmation that your DD is cancelled, and your change of address is still to be dealt with.
I speak to many people a week about the very same query
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I suspect you have cancelled a direct debit payment for the council tax and the new bill is the confirmation that your DD is cancelled, and your change of address is still to be dealt with.
I speak to many people a week about the very same query
elmer
I deal with the council tax department at the local council quite often. I write them a letter explaining things, and all I get back is a bill. Could they not at least include a sentence or two saying what’s going on? It might save them hundreds of phone calls a week.
The explanations could just be standard paragraphs generated with a tick box by the operator.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
I deal with the council tax department at the local council quite often. I write them a letter explaining things, and all I get back is a bill. Could they not at least include a sentence or two saying what’s going on? It might save them hundreds of phone calls a week.
The explanations could just be standard paragraphs generated with a tick box by the operator.
That is my exact experience too. I send them my message, they send back a bill which I don't understand; I send them a reply asking what is going on then they finally give me an explanation.
I also don't know why they refuse to do such corresponces over email because it would save time and so much wasted paper vs their glacial call and response system.
They allow you to email them information but they still won't email you back and always you must wait like 10+ days for their snail mail response. Good old Kafkaesque bureaucracy.0 -
The fact it's until 31 March is because, for whatever reason, they presently believe you will remain liable (which is the default position). Different councils will handle the situation in different ways - some will only close once you've gone, some will not close it until they've spoken the landlord - so you need to ask them. It may simply also just be an error on their part.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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Lost cause on that - we tried to enforce that at the council I worked for but staff never bothered and the idea was soon put to one side despite the extra work it caused.I deal with the council tax department at the local council quite often. I write them a letter explaining things, and all I get back is a bill. Could they not at least include a sentence or two saying what’s going on? It might save them hundreds of phone calls a week.I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.0
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