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Council Tax

A Martin Lewis fan revealed how a tip from the consumer champion helped her secure a £8,500 refund from her local council.

Martin Lewis fan shares how they got £8,500 council refund

Leeds Building Society could take your Netflix subscription into account when considering your mortgage application (image: Adobe)

How Netflix subscriptions could help people on the property ladder

Martin Lewis has a message for anyone paying council tax, urging “hundreds of thousands” of people to check if they could be due a rebate or discount. (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis issues warning to anyone who pays council tax

All the major financial changes happening in April - full list

April is shaping up to be a rough month for many, with major price increases scheduled to take effect.

April bill hikes set to cost household £700 annually

Martin Lewis is urging all mobile phone users to check their contracts (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis: how to check if you are overpaying on council tax

Martin Lewis is urging all mobile phone users to check their contracts (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis urges people to send two texts before bills rise in April

At the start of the 2023/24 budget process, officers estimated that the budget gap was around £66m adrift of where it needed to be.

Aberdeenshire Council budgets set for the coming year

Martin Lewis is urging all mobile phone users to check their contracts (Photo: ITV)

Martin Lewis reveals how to get thousands back on council tax bills

Falkirk's council tax is to rise by seven per cent

Council tax to rise by seven per cent

Edinburgh rooftops looking over the Forth in to Fife on a clear day. Council taxes are rising by as much as 10 per cent in local authorities across Scotland

How much is council tax rising in your part of Scotland?

The council meeting took a dramatic turn when councillors voted to approve the Lib Dem budget proposals

Edinburgh council tax rises 5% after vote farce

Cost of living is £630 more expensive per month for single Brits

Cost of living leaves single Brits paying up to £630 more per month

Millions of households across the country face an increase in their council tax as the cost of living crisis deepens. Data from the County Councils Network (CNN) indicates that three quarters of councils in England that have social care duties are planning a 5% price hike from April.

Millions of households face 5% council tax increase from April

Aberdeenshire Council has agreed to a 4 per cent Council Tax rise and limiting council rent increase to 2.5%

Council Tax increase agreed for Aberdeenshire

Deputy First Minister John Swinney is facing a tough budget day in December

Analysis: Is this the time for the SNP to leave its financial comfort zone?

Switching bank account could help you save up to £200 off energy bills - here’s ...

The cost of living crisis threatens to impact the lives of many young Scots (Photo: Pixabay).

Cost of living crisis risks young people's futures

Last chance to buy stamps before Royal Mail hikes prices in April

Glasgow council tax payers will see a 3% rise.

Glasgow Council Tax rise: Scotland's largest council to impose 3% increase

Is Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou missing the big picture when it comes to Scottish football? (Picture: Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)

Readers' letters: In Scotland Old Firm is opiate of the masses

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes. Picture: Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament/Getty

Warning council tax rises 'unavoidable' despite extra £120m

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes delivered the Scottish Budget to the Scottish Parliament on 9 December.

Council tax rises now inevitable across Scotland, warn experts

Council services like refuse collection are critical to the health and well-being of communities.

Scotland on Sunday readers' letters: Debate on finance of public services desper...

Council tax may need to rise by up to 5% a year for the next three years in order to keep services running and pay for social care reforms, a think tank has warned (Photo: Shutterstock)

Council tax 'could rise by up to 5% every year over the next three years'

A think-tank has called for radical reform of the council tax system.

Council tax branded 'out of date and unfair'

Scottish council tax prices are to be frozen by every council (Shutterstock)

How much council tax you will pay in 2021

Council tax could rise by up to five per cent in each council area this year.

'Check and challenge' could help you save on your council tax bill - Martin Lewi...

The Treasury allow councils to set their own budgets up to a fixed amount (Photo: Shutterstock)

Council tax will rise by 5% for millions this year - costing households an extra...

Renters and buyers could benefit from a two month tax break (Picture: Shutterstock)

Which months you do not need to pay Council Tax - and how your tax is spent

Pitlochry is a popular spot for second homes

Readers Letters: Don't punish second home owners

Council tax could rise by more than £100 next year - what it means for household...

You could get up to 50% off bus and train travel (Photo: Shutterstock)

If you're at risk of going into debt you can claim extra benefits - from money o...

Large numbers of people are experiencing financial hardship as a result of the pandemic.

'Tsunami' of personal debt expected, charity warns

Lockdown may make paying the TV licence seem more attractive than usual (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Life is paused but bills are always with us

Taxi expenses row vice finance chief quits as it now emerges she had to be chase...

Mansion tax considered for Edinburgh’s high-value properties

Simon Pia: Taxing issue of property

Budget analysis: Economic stimulus difficult to achieve within fixed budget

Fewer than 0.04% of Scottish households join SNP’s green homes initiative

Council tax looks doomed as Labour rivals join push for an alternative

'Council tax could go' says Labour leadership candidate

Alexander promises council tax shake-up

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MSPs vote out socialists' plan to replace council tax

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