Question about different areas within one LA

Sephs
Sephs Posts: 33 Forumite
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Hi

Just out of curiosity, I'm wondering what the reason is for my Band A home in Area A having a higher council tax cost than someone else's Band A home in Area B?

Out of seven areas within my local authority, my home is in the third most expensive council tax area despite some of the cheaper council tax areas actually appearing more affluent. How do they work that out?

Thanks for any replies.

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  • kathrynha
    kathrynha Posts: 2,469 Forumite
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    I know local to me some areas have parish and town councils, and they add a bit on to the council tax bill
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  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    Under the same authority any difference will almost certainly be the parish charge - check your council's website and it will tell you the parish areas.
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • Sephs
    Sephs Posts: 33 Forumite
    Thanks to you both for your replies.

    I am looking at seven areas within the authority, and six of them are civil parishes. It looks like the parish charges vary as there's a difference of £34 p/a between the most expensive and the cheapest Band A area. Does anyone know how this is determined? Does the parish decide this themselves?

    Thanks :)
  • kathrynha
    kathrynha Posts: 2,469 Forumite
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    I believe they decide for themselves, although guessing there are limits.
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  • CIS
    CIS Posts: 12,260 Forumite
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    edited 21 March 2018 at 7:01PM
    Parish charges are determined based on the monies they need in relation to the previous year - the annual rise a parish can levy isn't actually capped at the moment (well, not unless they've changed it since last time I checked the regulations) so you do see some odd increases - it doesn't take much of an increase on £35, for example, to show as a large % increase. It appears the average rise is around 5-6% p/a though at least one did a 50% increase one year.
    I no longer work in Council Tax Recovery but instead work as a specialist Council Tax paralegal assisting landlords and Council Tax payers with council tax disputes and valuation tribunals. My views are my own reading of the law and you should always check with the local authority in question.
  • Sephs
    Sephs Posts: 33 Forumite
    CIS wrote: »
    Parish charges are determined based on the monies they need in relation to the previous year - the annual rise a parish can levy isn't actually capped at the moment (well, not unless they've changed it since last time I checked the regulations) so you do see some odd increases - it doesn't take much of an increase on £35, for example, to show as a large % increase. It appears the average rise is around 5-6% p/a though at least one did a 50% increase one year.

    That's interesting. Thank you!
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