Man of Honour
I don't look anymore.. Category E property which the soon-to-be ex-wife is paying on her own.
Bring back poll tax.. Much fairer system IMO
Bring back poll tax.. Much fairer system IMO
What does the bin charge entail?
It's a slippery slope if councils start reducing frequency of services, or charging outside of council tax for bin collections. It'll just encourage more people to fly tip, or dump waste in public bins.
Oh i would imagine once services start stretching that might be a core service that either severely reduces in frequency (resulting in the same problems i mentioned), or removed entirely.
I'm not sure what the rules are about frequency of collection but normal household waste collection can't be charged for and the service can't be removed. Councils have a legal duty under the Environmental Protection Act:
"No charge shall be made for the collection of household waste except in cases prescribed in regulations made by the Secretary of State"
Those exceptions are:
- Household waste that is generated from certain non-domestic properties, such as universities, hospitals and prisons
- Waste that weighs more than 25kg or that cannot fit into the bin provided
- Asbestos
- Garden waste
We've just moved and I have no idea how much our council tax will be. Our property is in the highest bracket based on price, but it's a 3 bed semi...not exactly high value or special in the depths of Surrey. I'm not looking forward to the council finally getting back to me.
Looking at it again, I've no idea how they value a house to the price in 1991! Surely it would make more sense to apply inflation and the increase in house prices to that information so people can actually work out what their council tax is?!
We've just moved and I have no idea how much our council tax will be. Our property is in the highest bracket based on price, but it's a 3 bed semi...not exactly high value or special in the depths of Surrey. I'm not looking forward to the council finally getting back to me.
Looking at it again, I've no idea how they value a house to the price in 1991! Surely it would make more sense to apply inflation and the increase in house prices to that information so people can actually work out what their council tax is?!
We've just moved and I have no idea how much our council tax will be. Our property is in the highest bracket based on price, but it's a 3 bed semi...not exactly high value or special in the depths of Surrey. I'm not looking forward to the council finally getting back to me.
Looking at it again, I've no idea how they value a house to the price in 1991! Surely it would make more sense to apply inflation and the increase in house prices to that information so people can actually work out what their council tax is?!
Seems a little vague really, whilst they can't "charge you for collection of household waste", it's pretty obvious that a part of your council tax goes towards funding that. With no mention in the rules about frequency, that can give the council powers to stretch it. For some time many councils have been discussing/looking at reducing frequency so general waste is only picked up every 3-4 weeks.
The argument about bins smelling should be moot because things like food waste should go in a separate bin that should be collected more frequently. Our council has skinny wheelie bins for general waste, and although there's only 2 of us and a dog, we probably only fill the general waste bin to maybe 60-70% a fortnight. So we could do a stretch to 3 weeks without too many problems. If there was a proposal to stretch it to monthly pickups, then they'd need to be providing bigger bins.
You can just search it on government website?
Unless it's a new build maybe?
As you say, they don't take the current price into account, so whilst you might be currently in the highest bracket, for a 3 bed semi, you're probably more middle of the scale C/D.
Have you checked your council website? Most councils i've lived in have had a postcode checker you can pop your details in and it'll tell you what band your property is.
Unless it's a new house which hasn't been banded yet you should find your band here: Check your Council Tax band
Food waste goes in the garden waste bin and wont be collected now unless we pay extra, so we either sign up for the extra tax or just put it in the general waste bin.
But what is your % rise from last year?