Council Tax
Council Tax is payable by home owners or occupiers. The money
raised pays for approximately 34 per cent of the cost of Council
services.
There is only one bill for each dwelling. The charge for each
property is based upon its 'band' value. There are eight valuation
bands (A - H) and the band which applies to your home is shown
on your bill.
Council Tax and Business Rates booklet 2012-13
Here is the new Council Tax and Business Rates booklet for
2012-13 outlining the Council's performance and spending
plans as well as information regarding your council tax
and business rates:
Who pays Council Tax?
Payment methods and billing
Council Tax information 2012/13
Council Tax FAQs and contacting the Council regarding your
account
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) in the Royal Borough
The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) is a new power which
enables a charge to be levied on the net increase in gross internal
area floorspace arising from development in order to fund
infrastructure that is needed to support development in the
area.
The Mayor of London is proposing a CIL for Greater London for
which a charge of £50/m2 will be levied in the Royal Borough,
although medical/health services and schools/colleges are proposed
to have a zero or nil charge (£0/m2) from 1 April
2012.
For further information visit our dedicated CIL webpage.
Watch out for Council Tax scammers
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is
warning residents to be on their guard against a scam offering fake
Council Tax refunds in an attempt to get bank account details.
Scammers pretending to work for the Council
are phoning residents and claiming they are from its Council Tax
section. They then inform residents that they have overpaid their
Council Tax. The caller then requests bank details with the promise
of a refund for the alleged overpayment. If successful, the
resident is then given another number to call which informs them
that they need to pay an administration fee to get the refund.
Cllr Warrick Lightfoot, the Royal Borough of
Kensington and Chelsea's Cabinet Member for Finance said: "You
should never give your bank details to anyone who calls out of the
blue claiming to be a member of our staff.
"The Council would never ring a resident to
ask for their bank details to issue a refund. If an overpayment had
been made, and a refund is due, we would either refund the money
directly if it had been paid by direct debit, or send a credit
notice to the bill payer's address."
Any concerned residents should call the
Council Tax team at the Council on 020 7361 3005.