Rates bills

wifeforlife

broke_mum_of_three wrote: »

Hi
When you are working out your Capital value is that based on the value in 2005 that we were given or on todays prices?
I moved into a new house last year and despite 3 phonecalls to the relevant agencies I have still never got a rate bill. The property is about 3 years old and apparantly never was rated by the previous owners.
I am terrified I will get back dated to when I moved in. The problem is, I think, is that the house wasnt built when the last figures were recorded and the house will have to valued at what it was worth in 2005 even though it was only built. What happens for houses built after this?

Hi

They will value you property although built after January 2005 by that times standards, and yes you will be back dated to the date you moved in

Cate

wifeforlife

booklover wrote: »

Can the general public ever complain or do anything about these desperately high rates does anyone know?! :money: :mad:

booklover

Yes you can complain, but dont waste your time calling LPS as your rates are set by your ministers and your local council

So if you think they're too high thats who to get onto

http://www.lpsni.gov.uk/index/rating/billing/what_do_rates_pay_for_.htm

Cate

booklover

Thanks Cathy

take care

booklover

attritioner

cathy2702 wrote: »

Yes you can complain, but dont waste your time calling LPS as your rates are set by your ministers and your local council

So if you think they're too high thats who to get onto

http://www.lpsni.gov.uk/index/rating/billing/what_do_rates_pay_for_.htm

Cate

Don't waste your time.

If you think the capital value of your home is wrong you can contact the hard working civil servants at LPS after all your rates help pay their wages!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

wifeforlife

attritioner wrote: »

Don't waste your time.

If you think the capital value of your home is wrong you can contact the hard working civil servants at LPS after all your rates help pay their wages!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

May I add that the comment I was originally replying to was not disputing the value on his property but that his rates where generally too high, in which case he would be wasting his time contacting his local rates office as they dont set his rates, the local council do!

Oh and the rates does not go towards civil servants wages

Thanks
Cate

snowmen

hello,
I think that rates calculator on the link given earlier in the thread is a load of balls.
I was getting a figure of £1100-£1200 for this new financial year which nearly gave me a heart attack.
Just got the rates bill through this morning and it is £644 for the year! Happy days.
Compared to the rest of the UK this is as cheap as chips!
What a load of hot air and worry about absolutely nothing.

booklover

Hello everyone

Well our rates bill arrive today, it has increased but thankfully not as much as anticipated here.

It is now: £1,1378.77
Will be £ 137.87 per month

it was £124 per month

It could be worse i suppose......

take care

booklover

agal

Does anyone know when single payment direct debits are taken? My rates bill doesn't say.

36square

I think it makes sense to pay by monthly instalments as the discount for paying up front is only 4% so its probably better to hang onto the money and put it in a good savings account.
Can anyone tell me how many instalments there are and when they start?

belfastgirl23

Look at the back of your letter - it's ten instalments beginning 30 April.

Ours wasn't as bad as expected - £1470. Still up £25 a month but a bit of a relief!

BTW I think the problem with the website is that it calculates total rates due without removing transitional relief....