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Council Tax Rebanding SUCCESS stories
MSE Insert! Forumite lanerideruk successfully reclaimed 19 years' worth of council tax - £2,400! Join and let us know what you've reclaimed too. Read how to do it yourself: Council Tax Cashback This thread is especially for reporting your successes in getting your council tax rebanded plus refunds. The aim is to show…
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New to the Reclaiming Mortgage Fees, Council Tax, etc board? Start here
🏠 Some threads that may be useful * Council tax rebanding success stories 🏠 Useful links to MoneySavingExpert.com guides * Lower your council tax band (England and Scotland) * How to reclaim overpaid council tax * How to claim the 'severely mentally impaired' council tax discount * Complain and reclaim 💡 If there's a link…
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council bill maths breakdown overcharging. can it be claimed back under Direct Debit Indemnit
i have been paying my council tax by monthly direct debits for 10 years and has 5 element percentage annual increases of Police/Fire/ Council/Adult social care and Parish council and took the overall annual increase at face value. However a basic visual check of the 5 element % increases from the previous year clearly is…
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beware on renewing your car Insurance or it could be Void when it comes to making a accident claim
Just been on line renewing my insurance and it came up in subsequent discussion any accident regardless of blame or a claim not being made must be declared. Not sure where they draw the line on this but worth reading the entire link and wonder how many drivers fall into this category of their insurance being null and Void…
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Council tax challenge (new build) - preparing for tribunal (England)
I submitted a proposal after moving into a new one bed flat, to have it moved from D to B in England. The evidence I provided was of other new builds nearby that are larger or similar and valued at B. The VOA rejected my proposal. The evidence the VOA provided back so far was of 5 apartments in the same block all at D…
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2nd home SDLT - replacing main residence (not married)
I have a 2nd home SDLT question and would be grateful for any help. I own a home. My partner will have sold his soon. We currently live in my property. If we buy another property together, which will be our main residence, and keep my house, will we be liable for 2nd home SDLT rates? It is unclear from the HMRC website as…
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Rules about single person occupancy discount for Council Tax
When two people live in a property, and one person goes on extended travel overseas for many months, what are the rules about when/ whether the single person occupancy CT discount is applicable? Thank you.
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North Lanarkshire, Scotland - Council Tax Band Appeal
Hi, I live in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. I purchased my house in
March 2017, and at the time it was a new-build. There are 6 or 7 different
‘styles’ of house in my estate, and when we were first issued out Council Tax
Banding Notice in 2017, I checked if my house was in the same band as the other
houses in the estate…
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Do I have a claim for incorrect band?
Hi, I live in a 2 bed flat in a block that consists of 12 flats in total. I purchased the flat 3 years ago. The block is located behind several larger houses - ie. some 3 bed detached, some 4 bed. I've recently discovered that the houses in front of the flats are also band C, despite being much bigger properties, and as…
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Long Term empty premium - Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023
I purchased a property in Dec23 which was not at a stage where it could be furnished straight away, due to renovation works needed. I was hoping to extend the property via permitted development, which was recently refused, so I have now applied for Planning. I will not hear back re the planning application until July. A…
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Could I change council tax band on new valuation
I'm buying my first home in Scotland which is currently tax band F which feels pretty high. The house was first sold in 2012 for £269,995. It's had a pretty big decrease in value and is now valued at £210,000 which is what I've paid. Is it possible to ask for the band to be reassessed based on the most recent sale value?…
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On Disability Benefits & Being Charged Council Tax
Just moved house and district and the new council (South Holland) have a policy of charging every household, regardless of income status, a minimum of 25% Council Tax. Anyone know of any other council doing this as I need to challenge it. It feels inappropriate to me that a council can effectively 'divert' money the…
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Student Council Tax Problem
My daughter has been at university for the last 4 years. In January she received a bill for council tax for 2022. She rang the council and they said they hadn’t received her exemption certificate. She still had a copy so sent it on. They then said she owed a month as she moved into the property before her course started.…
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Council Tax on Second Home
My wife and I own and live in two properties - an inherited larger house in the country and a small flat in London. The country house would have the greater value. We sold our primary residence about 12 years ago shortly after we had inherited the country house, and paid no capital gains on the sale. We used some of the…
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unlawful charges by housing association YES or NO advice please
Hello All this is my first post so hopefully i get it right. i have lived in my housing association rented house for 23/24 years 16 years ago a neighbouring football club donated funds to my H/A to have electric gates installed. the neighbouring sections left and right had the same donation. both areas had electric gates…
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Council Tax Appeals can I appeal a second time ?
We are living in a 2 bedroomed bungalow and we are in Council Tax Band C, two for sale around the corner have 3 bedrooms and I found out they are in Council Tax Band B !! We appealed our tax band when we first moved in some 10 yrs ago because we thought even then that we were in the wrong tax band but the appeal was…
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NDR for Holiday let
Hi, We currently pay a council tax premium on our second property which is a holiday let. Do we have to meet holiday let conditions for a year before we can claim business rates? Thanks
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Stamp Duty Refund
Dear MSE Forum, Stamp duty Refund Help. I purchased my property with my then partner in November 2021, as we were getting divorced I needed his help to purchase the new property. In November 2021 my partner removed my name from our family home which we agreed. I then removed my partner’s name from the new house in May…
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Challenging council tax band after home improvements
Hi all I just read through the article about challenging your tax band with the intention of doing it today, but I'm not sure if I should proceed. We bought our house in 1996, for £47,500, tax band C. However, equivalent properties in our street are band B, and the neighbouring properties which are also band C have much…
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Paid Council tax, but Council says I haven't?!
I received a council tax bill in March 2024, I went to my online banking (Natwest) and set up a new payee... I entered all of the bank details correctly of Bedfordshire Council, sort code/account number etc... entered the full amount for the year, which was £1,770.52.. and sent payment. Saturday just gone (27th of April) I…
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council tax for part time student
just wondering my daughter is a student living in a HMO the HMO is over 4 floors and has 5 bedrooms on each floor with a communal living area / kitchen on each floor. My daughter is on a part time degree course but has been unable to secure a job, and thus her only income comes from family contributing, also with her…
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Ho do I find houses prices as at 1991, for council tax reevaluation
Could someone provide assistance, please? I'm attempting to determine the price of the house as of 1991. However, there's a challenge as the properties, only 5 in total, were built on previously demolished garages, and there are no houses with comparable age, size, construction time, or appearance. The valuation office has…