Council tax when there's an overlap

Lysimache

PRAISETHESUN said:

Last time I moved I was in a similar spot. I was moving between two councils. I told each council via their online forms all the info they needed. For council 1 I told them the date I moved furniture across from property 1 to property 2, and then the date I stopped being responsible for property 1 - the interim period was 100% discount as it was unfurnished. For council 2 I told them the date I became responsible for property 2, and then the date I actually moved in. Again, the initial period where it was unfurnished I also got a 100% discount. The councils sorted it all out by applying credits to my final and initial bills respectively. You may or may not get discounts depending on what rules your council follows, but I'd still make it clear about the dates to have your billing being as accurate as possible.

Thanks - this is very helpful! Appreciate all the replies here, this is much clearer now. 

With the second home thing, I wasn't sure if I would be charged a premium immediately  - from this and other answers it seems not. Thanks all, this is very helpful information. 

RAS

Lysimache said:

PRAISETHESUN said:

Last time I moved I was in a similar spot. I was moving between two councils. I told each council via their online forms all the info they needed. For council 1 I told them the date I moved furniture across from property 1 to property 2, and then the date I stopped being responsible for property 1 - the interim period was 100% discount as it was unfurnished. For council 2 I told them the date I became responsible for property 2, and then the date I actually moved in. Again, the initial period where it was unfurnished I also got a 100% discount. The councils sorted it all out by applying credits to my final and initial bills respectively. You may or may not get discounts depending on what rules your council follows, but I'd still make it clear about the dates to have your billing being as accurate as possible.

Thanks - this is very helpful! Appreciate all the replies here, this is much clearer now. 

With the second home thing, I wasn't sure if I would be charged a premium immediately  - from this and other answers it seems not. Thanks all, this is very helpful information. 

This may depend on whether your new home was empty prior to you moving in? Check the situation with the EA for property 2.

There have been cases here where people have been charged empty property enhancements from the date they acquired empty probate properties, because the probate period exceeded the Council's exemption period.