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The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) explains how domestic properties are valued for Council Tax bands.
Guidance on when you should contact your local authority (council) about your domestic property.
This factsheet provides answers to the most frequently asked questions by households about the council tax rebate.
The conditions under which the VOA will delete the band on a property, removing the requirement to pay Council Tax.
A guide to how the Council Tax system operates in England, including an explanation of the range of exemptions and discounts available.
Guidance for local authorities on the empty homes premium.
This Council Tax information letter provides information on the definition of empty homes and second homes.
You can challenge a Council Tax band on behalf of a Council Tax payer.
Guidance to councils on the Council Tax Support Fund scheme.
What a notice of alteration is and what you need to do if you receive one.
Guidance to billing authorities on administering the council tax rebate to support households with the rising cost of living.
Guidance for local authorities on the best practice that exists in council tax collection.
Actuarial guidance to assist administering authorities and other practitioners responsible for administering the new local government pension scheme.
Allocations for local authorities.
A table of successful bids and a set of frequently asked questions for the Recycling Reward Scheme.
Best value guidance for local councils: easy-read version
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This document provides information on discretionary discounts under section 13A of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.
Guidance for local councils on good practice in the collection of Council Tax arrears.
This Council Tax information letter covers the topic of Council Tax discount on empty homes.
This letter covers Council Tax and students.
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