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If there is a change in your circumstances that may affect your Council House numberTax then you must let us know as this could affect how much you pay. 

Such changes that could affect it are:

  • if the person responsible for Council Tax dies
  • property has changed from two or more people living there to one person
  • change address
  • property becomes empty
  • check out our 'Help with Council Tax' page for the most common situations
  • if someone else needs to be added, edited or taken off the Council Tax bill then please contact us.

If you are unsure whether a change of your circumstances affects your Council Tax then please ask us.

You must let us know within 21 days of any change of circumstance that may affect your Council Tax, as you could be paying too much Council Tax.  Let us know:

Landlords

If there are any changes to your tenant details for example, someone moving out or moving in, where the tenant pays the Council Tax, then you must let us know by completing our form.  Let us know:

Have you moved address?

If you have moved address then you must let us know so that we can stop your Council Tax.  You will then need to re-register for Council Tax at your new property.

If the person responsible for the Council Tax has died then you need to contact us immediately.

If someone in your property has had a change in circumstances for example, become a student, you may be entitled to a discount.

If you are the only person now living in your property then please complete the Single persons discount letter and form (pdf 29kb).

If you would like to change the name of the person on the bill then please complete this form.  Let us know:

What happens next?

We will amend your Council Tax accordingly and send out a revised bill.

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