Council tax

More than 2,400 homes have claimed a council tax discount for having a self-contained annexe or 'granny flat' . But the Government believes more people are entitled to the discount.

A retired MoneySaver has helped four of her neighbours who were on the wrong council tax band each get a £5,000 rebate from the council and lower their bills forever.

Update: 12.01pm, 1 April 2014: It was confirmed to us at midday today (1 April), that this was a foolish policy after all and won't be going ahead. Mr I. M. Fibbing, senior lecturer in architecture at a red brick university, says: "We're relieved that this was just a silly joke."

The number of people struggling to pay their council tax in England soared last year, according to debt charity StepChange.

January's never the easiest money month, so MoneySavingExpert.com is urging you to check now if you're owed cash due to mis-selling, poor service or for something else.

Councils in England will be given a budget to freeze their council tax for the next two years, Chancellor George Osborne announced today in his Spending Review.

Citizens Advice warns of a possible 'bailiff boom' as soaring numbers of people struggle to cope with council tax benefit cuts.

Around 2.4 million families in England face an average hike in their council tax bills of £138 next week, according to an anti-poverty charity.

Households who try to get their council tax band lowered have been given a boost after the Government said it will push the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to consider appeals no matter when they are made. Currently, many people are wrongly turned away if they appeal more than six months after moving in.