Council Tax in Bromsgrove

You can use our online payments system to pay your Council Tax online

These pages contain information about Council Tax, how the amount you pay is calculated, where the money is spent, the reductions available and how to make payments.

Council Tax Charges 2009/10  (102.68 KB)

Council Tax Charges 2008/09

You can click on the links below to find out more about Council Tax in Bromsgrove.

Register for Electronic Communication and Self Service

During the financial year April 1st 2009 to 31st March 2010 Bromsgrove District Council will be implementing Self Service and Electronic Communication. This will enable our residents to receive Council Tax demand notices electronically through email and also give them the ability to view their Council Tax details.

Registration form for Electronic Communication and Self Service  (13.14 KB)

Efficiency Information Included On 2009/10 Council Tax Demand Notices

The Government considers efficiency to be an issue of fundamental importance for local services. Efficiency is about spending better - making money go further and offering better value to Council Tax payers. The resources released through efficiency are retained by councils for them to reallocate according to local priorities, whether for investment in service improvements or to hold down Council Tax.

Additionally, the Government considers that supplying efficiency information directly to citizens is a key way of informing them of the performance of their council. The public has growing expectations for the quality of public services, and expects good value for money, both from central and local government. Giving people information on their council's efficiency will enable them to understand what it is doing to improve value for money - and challenge the council to do better if necessary.

In response, the Government has decided to make Regulations that will require councils to include information about efficiency performance on the face of the Council Tax demand, and in the leaflets that accompany demand notices. The Regulations currently only apply to the financial year 2009-10.

What is Council Tax?

Council Tax is a locally set tax that is payable on all domestic properties. In most cases there will be one bill per property, whether it is a house, bungalow, flat, maisonette, mobile home or houseboat, and whether it is owned or rented.

For more information please see our What is Council Tax page.

Valuation, Banding and Appeals

Each dwelling has been placed in one of eight bands and the valuation band is decided by the Valuation Office Agency.

A copy of the Council Tax Valuation List can be viewed at the Customer Service Centre, School Drive, Bromsgrove.

For more information please see our Valuation, Banding and Appeals page.

Paying your Council Tax

If you have received a Council Tax demand you will be need to pay the instalments shown on the demand on or before the instalment date.

For more information, and details on how to make payments please see our Payments page.

How to reduce your bill

The Council Tax that you have to pay can be reduced if you are able to claim a Council Tax discount or are entitled to Council Tax Benefit.

For more information please see our Exemptions, Discounts and Reductions page.

Moving House

If you are moving into the Bromsgrove area and will be paying Council Tax for the first time, or if you are moving house within or out of Bromsgrove you should let us know straight away.

For more details and to download the relevant forms please see our Moving House page.