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[HolyCount]

So realistically, my mate over the road should be around the same as me then?

Surly our apartment aint worth as much as an house?

Difficult to say with flats -- values are silly compared to houses ---- new 2 bed flats on some developments here are going for around £300k, while a 2 bed house, new build, is around £170k ... crazy!!!  But ... if it's an older flat it should be worth less than a similar sized house nearby.

[pscocoa]

If your mate lives alone or says he does to council then he will also get a reduction for single occupancy

[Christian]

So realistically, my mate over the road should be around the same as me then?

Surly our apartment aint worth as much as an house?

Difficult to say with flats -- values are silly compared to houses ---- new 2 bed flats on some developments here are going for around £300k, while a 2 bed house, new build, is around £170k ... crazy!!!  But ... if it's an older flat it should be worth less than a similar sized house nearby.

Our place is 13-15 years old!















Quite basic really but heres some pics , although its a little diffrent now.

But whilst were all on subject Lets see your Faverite Rooms guys!

[albitz]

think i pay £160 per month (over 10 months), seems a lot to have my bins emptied once a fornight....

Just what i was thinking but i think its for Emergency services aswell ?

When we went to fornightly collections, I asked what this paid for. Miss Bimbo came back with:

Police (our station in town is part time - do I get discount)
Road repairs (ours is not adopted yet - do I get discount)
Verge grass cutting (I cut verge outside my house - do I get discount)
Library (Don't use it - do I get discount)

In the end, she agreed that I just had a very expensive rubbish collection...

What they dont tell you is that 25% of council tax goes to pay for the pensions of council employees,and thats before you start taking wages into account.

[stuart30]

Theres a section on http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ about having your council tax band looked at.

[HolyCount]

Theres a section on http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ about having your council tax band looked at.

Be wary tho -- much of what he says is true -- some of it is crap!  Always remember, you are asking for a review -- a review can go up as well as down ! (It has happened).

Using the Nationwide index doesn't give you a true 1991 value --- this takes figures from Nationwide morgtage lending and is spread as an average across houses of all types, flats and bungalows --- I tried it with mine -- putting the same figures into Nationwide and then into Halifax gives wildly different values in 1991.

[stuart30]

Theres a section on http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ about having your council tax band looked at.

Be wary tho -- much of what he says is true -- some of it is crap!  Always remember, you are asking for a review -- a review can go up as well as down ! (It has happened).

Using the Nationwide index doesn't give you a true 1991 value --- this takes figures from Nationwide morgtage lending and is spread as an average across houses of all types, flats and bungalows --- I tried it with mine -- putting the same figures into Nationwide and then into Halifax gives wildly different values in 1991.

Just another place too look maybe...get some advice ect.

Seems a knowledgeable bloke.

[Vamps]

So realistically, my mate over the road should be around the same as me then?

Surly our apartment aint worth as much as an house?

Difficult to say with flats -- values are silly compared to houses ---- new 2 bed flats on some developments here are going for around £300k, while a 2 bed house, new build, is around £170k ... crazy!!!  But ... if it's an older flat it should be worth less than a similar sized house nearby.

Our place is 13-15 years old!















Quite basic really but heres some pics , although its a little diffrent now.

But whilst were all on subject Lets see your Faverite Rooms guys!

You got no kids then Can't keep a house that clean and tidy if you do..........

[HolyCount]

Theres a section on http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ about having your council tax band looked at.

Be wary tho -- much of what he says is true -- some of it is crap!  Always remember, you are asking for a review -- a review can go up as well as down ! (It has happened).

Using the Nationwide index doesn't give you a true 1991 value --- this takes figures from Nationwide morgtage lending and is spread as an average across houses of all types, flats and bungalows --- I tried it with mine -- putting the same figures into Nationwide and then into Halifax gives wildly different values in 1991.

Just another place too look maybe...get some advice ect.

Seems a knowledgeable bloke.

He seems to know his stuff -- but does tend to put his own slant on things -- after all he is a journalist!!!!!  The site tho gives good advice on many things financial

[Christian]

So realistically, my mate over the road should be around the same as me then?

Surly our apartment aint worth as much as an house?

Difficult to say with flats -- values are silly compared to houses ---- new 2 bed flats on some developments here are going for around £300k, while a 2 bed house, new build, is around £170k ... crazy!!!  But ... if it's an older flat it should be worth less than a similar sized house nearby.

Our place is 13-15 years old!















Quite basic really but heres some pics , although its a little diffrent now.

But whilst were all on subject Lets see your Faverite Rooms guys!

You got no kids then Can't keep a house that clean and tidy if you do..........

NOpe no kids lol  

[Marks DTM Calib]

£187 per month here.....and we are supposed to have a cheap one!

[Jimbob]

You wanna move to Wales....
£105 here, and we get free prescriptions  

All the sheep you can dream of....

[Christian]

LOL at all the sheep  

[tunnie]

think i pay £160 per month (over 10 months), seems a lot to have my bins emptied once a fornight....

Just what i was thinking but i think its for Emergency services aswell ?

When we went to fornightly collections, I asked what this paid for. Miss Bimbo came back with:

Police (our station in town is part time - do I get discount)
Road repairs (ours is not adopted yet - do I get discount)
Verge grass cutting (I cut verge outside my house - do I get discount)
Library (Don't use it - do I get discount)

In the end, she agreed that I just had a very expensive rubbish collection...

If i was paying it i would refuse now, they have not bothered to plough a single road in Brackley.

Back to the list...

Verge Grass cutting? we don't have one!

[Kevin Wood]

A bargain at £194 a month here, and we don't even get street lights for that. Bet the council offices are real swanky though.

Kevin