Rates bills

Willspireite

Hola folks ... bit random, but hey, my mind has apparently shut down!
Recently moved banks so all the direct debits etc are filtering through ... thing is the rates don't appear to have come out ... at first I thought, darn it ... then my mind started saying, you only pay rates 10 months of the year, Feb and March are non paying months, then you pick up with your new bill in April ... could this be true or am I rather scarily making things up????

wifeforlife

Your spot on, your direct debit will continue in April as normal

Cate

Willspireite

cathy2702 wrote: »

Your spot on, your direct debit will continue in April as normal

Cate

Cheers Cate ... cue relaxation from me and a little victory dance :j
As for the band wagon ... def a misguided one to be on! You have my support in knocking that one over! :T

Jaime-V

When are the rates bills due? Should we have had them by now?

Thanks!

ballyblack

next month, pay them in May

belfastgirl23

Anyone know what the situation with water bills is?

Checked my rates bill online and it's up by another £500 - does anyone know if this is the last of the big hikes we were to have to bring us into line wiht the rest of the UK??

swannie_girl

Thanks belfastgirl didn't think to check rate bill online gee don't know whether i want to or not yours up £500. Have to get a job to cover this increase even tho I thought I was in early retirement. Great not having to rush out of bed these cold cold mornings

Jaime-V

How do you check the rates online? Im dreading checking ours.

Anyone know anything about the water bills, whats happening with those? seems to have gone all quiet.

belfastgirl23

This is the web address ot check it

http://www.lpsni.gov.uk/

It will give the valuation on your last statement or whatever.

Andrew_G

The Rates Calculator on the LPS Site is working to 2007/2008 figures.

To get your figure for 2008/2009 you need to multiply the Capital Value of your property by the total domestic rate in the pound for the Council area you live in and I don't see these new 'Poundages' published online yet?

http://vlistdcv.lpsni.gov.uk/search.asp?submit=form

Andrew_G

"Anyone know anything about the water bills, whats happening with those? seems to have gone all quiet."


For Rates Year 2008/2009 (i.e. 1 April this year to end March 2009 inclusive) water will be paid from the existing rates’ revenue. This funding is mooted to be £109m - equivalent to £160 of the average household's rate bill.

For Rates Year 2009/2010 (i.e. 1 April 2009 to end March 2010 inclusive) it is expected that Water will be billed separately with consumers paying two-thirds of their full liability.

For Rates Year 2010/2011 (i.e. 1 April 2010 to end March 2011) it is expected that full water bills will be levied.