New Posts For Thread: Council tax questionhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-questionMoving house and will have 2 homes for 3 months = 2 lots of Council tax, even though new one is empty while builders sort it out. No relief and must pay for both even if one is empty ... should I tell them that 1 person is moving to new house and geTell the local council you're turning it into a mosque - no council tax involved.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541295179#541295179Tell the local council you're turning it into a mosque - no council tax involved.Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:47:12 -0500They read the BF forumhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541295083#541295083They read the BF forumThu, 04 Sep 2014 10:41:18 -0500666Not in Solihull!Anyway I've discovered it's down to individual councils to set their rules.But I might claim only 1 person lives there whilst building work goes on.How do they check this? Send snoopers round?Anybody know?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541288011#541288011666Not in Solihull!Anyway I've discovered it's down to individual councils to set their rules.But I might claim only 1 person lives there whilst building work goes on.How do they check this? Send snoopers round?Anybody know?Wed, 03 Sep 2014 21:20:12 -0500You get 6 months without having to pay if work is being done on it and nobody lives therehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541277851#541277851You get 6 months without having to pay if work is being done on it and nobody lives thereWed, 03 Sep 2014 13:47:30 -0500Solihull - Tory heartland - Pay up mememe.I pay £15.90 per month for council tax out of my unemployment benefits. (Theft money according to some)!Gotta love Central Government for allowing the "elite majority tory councillors" on the committee in myhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541277767#541277767Solihull - Tory heartland - Pay up mememe.I pay £15.90 per month for council tax out of my unemployment benefits. (Theft money according to some)!Gotta love Central Government for allowing the "elite majority tory councillors" on the committee in myWed, 03 Sep 2014 13:41:32 -0500ok, knew there was a surcharge for unoccupied for 18 months plus in some areas but thought most did a short term discount, seems a bit daft and unhelpful to those relocating etchttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541276791#541276791ok, knew there was a surcharge for unoccupied for 18 months plus in some areas but thought most did a short term discount, seems a bit daft and unhelpful to those relocating etcWed, 03 Sep 2014 12:47:09 -0500I expect one of those, mememe!According to the gov.uk website councils may give a discount under the circumstances you describe, but they may also charge 100%. Birmingham does the 100% thing.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541275799#541275799I expect one of those, mememe!According to the gov.uk website councils may give a discount under the circumstances you describe, but they may also charge 100%. Birmingham does the 100% thing.Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:00:31 -0500elisenot in Solihull MBC. It's the full amount even if empty and if it's empty for more than 2 years there's a 50% surcharge.They could teach Betfair a thing or two about premium charging!And not one forumite's either helped me(yet, but they will, fohttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541274715#541274715elisenot in Solihull MBC. It's the full amount even if empty and if it's empty for more than 2 years there's a 50% surcharge.They could teach Betfair a thing or two about premium charging!And not one forumite's either helped me(yet, but they will, foWed, 03 Sep 2014 10:40:51 -0500themightymac . . . I fervently hope that your failure to mention all the medals that mememe would be awarded for joining the Royal Family doesn't mean that you believe that mememe wouldn't, and the other family members don't, deserve such medals.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541274425#541274425themightymac . . . I fervently hope that your failure to mention all the medals that mememe would be awarded for joining the Royal Family doesn't mean that you believe that mememe wouldn't, and the other family members don't, deserve such medals.Wed, 03 Sep 2014 10:10:05 -0500thought you got 10% discount for unoccupied, has that changed?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30340779/council-tax-question?post_id=541273265#541273265thought you got 10% discount for unoccupied, has that changed?Wed, 03 Sep 2014 08:26:04 -0500