How to pay your Council Tax
Paying by instalments
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.
Ways to pay:
Direct Debit
If you already pay by direct debit (DD), your payments will
automatically be taken from your bank or building society account.
If you would like to change to direct debit, please fill in the
form below or phone the DD hotline, 020 7368 8906, which is open 24
hours a day, seven days a week. Paying by direct debit gives you a
choice of four payment dates.
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 7361 3007. 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 and postal orders 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 on the
back of the cheque. Send the giroslip with your payment. If the
payment covers more than one account, please send all the relevant
giroslips.
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.
Bank giro credit
Please fill in the details on the giroslip and take it to any
bank. You may have to pay for this service.
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 Local Taxation, Ground Floor,
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.