Council tax - overpayment

If there has been any overpayment of your council tax liability as a result of, for example

• you have moved home and you have paid more than is required to your vacation date;
• the band of your property has been reduced;
• you have been awarded an amount of council tax benefit;
• you have been awarded a discount or exemption;
• you have simply paid too much;

then the options for getting the overpayment to you include:

• If the overpayment has occurred as a result of a move within our area and you have a new account with the council in respect of your new address, any overpayment on your old account can be transferred to your new account;
• If the overpayment has occurred as a result of any other reason listed above, then the overpayment can either be refunded to you or used to reduce your next year’s liability, whatever you prefer and subject to whether or not the new year’s charge has actually become due.