How to pay your Council Tax

Council tax can be paid yearly, half-yearly, quarterly or in ten monthly instalments between April and January. Instalments are payable on the 15th of each month, but Direct Debit payers can choose from the 7th, 15th, 21st or 28th.

Where your liability to pay begins part way through the financial year the number of instalments will be reduced.

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More details and the terms and conditions are here.

Direct Debit

Direct debit (DD) is automatically be taken from your bank or building society account, with a choice of four payment dates. Sign up using the options below or phone the DD hotline, 020 7368 8906, 24/7.

If you are not already paying your Council Tax by Direct Debit, the quickest way to set this up is to phone our dedicated Automated Telephone Line on 020 7368 8906 or alternatively, complete the online form below
Direct Debit Application online form - Weightless Document Format (WDF) - a file type which allows you to complete the form without downloading any special software

Pay online

You can now pay your Council Tax using our secure Online Payments page. All Online Payments transactions take place through secure networks using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL). This means that you will be paying your Council Tax over a secure connection and any information you send over the internet will be encrypted.

Online and telephone banking

To pay your bill online or over the phone please contact your bank quoting sort code 57-20-24 and account number 00000000, and your Council Tax account reference shown at the top of your Council Tax bill.

Debit card

If you have a British issued debit card you can pay over the phone by phoning 020 7795 8888. You need to supply your card details and your Council Tax account number.

C.H.A.P.S.

You can make an international transfer of funds using this information:

International Bank Account number (IBAN) = GB06 NWBK 50301025062697

Bank Identification Code (BIC) = NWBKGB2L

Bank account Number = 25062697

Sort Code = 50-30-10

Bank address = Nat West plc, Royal Garden Branch, 55 Kensington High Street, London, W8 5ZG

Please quote your Council Tax reference number when making payment.

By post

You should make cheques payable to the "RB of Kensington and Chelsea". Send them to:

P.O.Box 5523,
Town Hall,

Hornton Street,

London
W8 7NX

Please write your account number and name and address clearly on the back of the cheque or enclose your bill. We do not send receipts for postal payments unless you ask for one and provide a stamped, addressed envelope. If you send cash through the post, send it by registered mail.

Post Office/Payzone

All Post Offices have payzone facilities and will be able to take your payment. Please ensure that you take your Council Tax bill with you as the barcode on the front of the bill will enable the payment to be allocated directly to your Council Tax account.

In person

You can pay at the Cashier's Office at:

The Town Hall
Hornton Street
Kensington
W8 7NX

The office is open Monday to Friday: 8.30am to 5:00pm

All instalments are normally due on the 15th of each month however direct debit payers can choose from four payment dates: 7th, 15th, 21st or 28th. If you do not keep to your instalment arrangements, you risk losing your right to pay by instalments.

If you wish to change the method or frequency of your payments please contact us or visit us at the Customer Service Centre, Kensington Town Hall at the address above.

If you miss payments we will send a reminder that payment is due. The Council is only obliged to send one reminder, so if you default on two or more payments during the year you will lose the right to pay by instalments. We may also take legal action against you to recover the full amount due for the year, plus extra costs.

In certain circumstances you may be able to make a special arrangement to pay even though we have begun legal proceedings. However, if this arrangement is not kept then further action may be taken.