COUNCIL tax bills can vary depending on the area where you live. But moving just down the road could add hundreds of pounds to your council tax bill, research by The Sun can reveal. Council tax pai…
And the boundary of its boroughs can fall between one street and the next, so in some cases, you would only need to move a few houses down the road to pay considerably less council tax.to the neighbouring borough of Lambeth could almost double your annual bill, with band D homes paying £1,761.90 - almost £850 more.
Outside London, the average difference between addresses was between £200 and £300, but some locations saw even greater disparities. Burlescombe is part of the Mid Devon district council while Ashbrittle falls under Somserset West and Taunton council.A band D home in Burlescombe currently pays £2,259 in council tax, while a home of the same size pays just £2,033.51 in Ashbrittle.But by moving just over the border to Erbistock, part of Wrexham District Council in Wales, someone in the same sized home would pay £281 less at just £1,792.
Critics say the current system is unfair as it assumes those in bigger houses can afford to pay higher bills, which isn't always the case.Martin Stewart, director of mortgage advice firm London Money, said: "Council tax is arguably an unfair tax burden which links the ability to pay with the value of someone’s property.
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