Council-Tax

If you know which Parish you live in and the Band your property falls into (A - H) this table will tell you the amount to pay for the whole year from 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010. Council Tax Charges 2009/10

Are you having difficulty paying your Council Tax, contact us immediately and explain the situation - the longer you ignore a debt problem, the worse the situation becomes.


Find out more about help you can get paying your Council Tax bill what to do if you can't pay

You can pay your Council Tax in a number of ways but by far the most effective and efficient and the least hassle to you is Direct Debit. With Direct Debit all you have to do is ring us on 01908 253794 and we will do the rest for you. This will not only mean you do not have to do anything for this year but also for future years as well.

Other payments include 24hour automated phone line, via the Internet, at the bank or post office, through the post or in person at the Council's cash office.

For further information go to How to pay

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If you are about to or just have moved house then please let us know so we can amend your bill.
The best way to do this is to contact us . Providing you have all the information required (date moved out, new address, old address, new owners etc.) then we will be able to amend your account there and then and let you know the amount of your new bill and make any necessary payment arrangement.

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Are you finding it difficult to pay your Council Tax on time?
If so then get in touch with us. How to Contact Us We are here to help you.
Do not leave it to late, the sooner you get in touch the better we can help.

The council is committed to ensuring that council tax bills are kept as low as possible. Prompt collection means that the council has to spend less on sending reminders and ... Click for more details

How you can let us know about changes

Changes in the household can affect the level of Council Tax that you have to pay.
You need to let us know about any changes as soon as possible.. More...

We are required under section 6 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 to participate in the National Fraud Initiative (NFI). Council Tax Data will be provided to the Audit Commission for NFI and will be used for cross-system and cross authority comparison for the prevention and detection of fraud.

We advise liable persons for Council Tax that the data held by the authority in respect of you Council Tax Liability will be used for cross-system and cross authority comparison for the prevention and detection of fraud.

For further information on data matching please visit the Information Commissioner's Office by clicking here http://www.ico.gov.uk/
The Audit Commission's code of practice on data matching is available here www.audit-commission.gov.uk/nfi/codeofdmp

We:

advise our customers on how to claim discounts, exemptions and reliefs on Council Tax and Business Rates;

collect money quickly and efficiently, and wherever possible, we will be flexible with our payment plans to suit our customers' personal circumstances;

will provide a range of different payment locations and options to ensure that people who want to pay can do so easily;

will act quickly against those people who do not pay, reminding them of their legal duty to pay and explaining the consequences of non payment clearly.