Money Moral Dilemma: Should I give my old neighbour some money for the council tax refund he got us?

04Felix15

If you can and you want to, do it ! 
If you can’t do, don’t do it ! Doesn’t mean you’re not grateful. 

CapeTown

04Felix15 said:

If you can and you want to, do it ! 
If you can’t do, don’t do it ! Doesn’t mean you’re not grateful. 

£8000 better off without lifting a finger. ...... grateful to be mean.....

john_evmk

Do what you think is right. Whether you do give your former neighbour anything or not, pay it forward - do good things to help others in the future. It's nice to be nice. 

pollypenny

Yes. £8000 is a lot of money, and less to pay in the future. He put the work in.  Show your gratitude. 

honestcove

Every good deed, intended or otherwise, does not need repaying with a bag of cash. A thank you, or a bottle of wine/bunch of flowers should suffice. 

Fine for businesses to monetise every transaction, the same should not apply to every human interaction.

Racecarlady

I don't normally comment on these things, but, I helped a work colleague claim PPI back many years ago, she got tens of thousands and I didn't get so much as a thank you card. I wasn't expecting a slice of the pie, but an acknowledgement would have went a long way!

Agent57

Lizrobson said:

I would definitely give him a gift. He spent time and energy doing the work for you all  to get a refund...he deserves a thank you. What a sad world we live in when people have to ask if they should thank someone!

Read the original question again: "Should I give my former neighbour some money"  He's probably already thanked him.

Missy15

I would suggest that he should have known, before he rented out his property, what band the house was in, and got it reduced for his tenants much earlier, however he wasn't paying, it so he didn't bother, until it affected him.
Plus there was no guarantee that the rest of his neighbours would get theirs reduced at the same time, so you were all lucky. But be honest he didn't do it for you, so you do as you see fit, and dont feel guilty if you choose not to give him anything.

ouraggie

So his former tenants had also overpaid and must have been due a huge refund. I wonder if he told them.

Ed264

Not sure I agree with some of the opinions here. Your neighbour did a significant amount of legwork and others, bar him/her, benefitted from a £8000+ refund. I don't think a sum of £200 is too generous a gesture to show appreciation for that. Personally, I'd have happily handed over £500.