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Council Tax Refund
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I recently got a phone call from a company called"Affinity Tax Consultants" claiming i could get a substantial refund of the council taxes ive paid over the last 25 years.Ive been to pay upfront.Is this ascam?
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Some people are entitled to a council tax refund. This company doesn't know a thing about you but wants paying up front so that they can get all your details and find out if you are so entitled.
If it turns out that you are entitled to a refund, the company will take a chunk of that, too.
Save your money and look in to it yourself. See the scam warning at the top of Birmingham Council's website
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What council area do you live in?
If it turns out that you are entitled to a refund, the company will take a chunk of that, too.
Save your money and look in to it yourself. See the scam warning at the top of Birmingham Council's website
https:/
What council area do you live in?
For heaven's sake!
1. What makes you think "Affinity Tax Consultants" know enough about you and your tax affairs to be confident that you could get a "substantial refund of the council taxes" you've paid over the last 25 years? Come to that, what makes you think you might?
2. What do you think they will do for you once you've paid "upfront".
3. Is this a scam? What do you think?
1. What makes you think "Affinity Tax Consultants" know enough about you and your tax affairs to be confident that you could get a "substantial refund of the council taxes" you've paid over the last 25 years? Come to that, what makes you think you might?
2. What do you think they will do for you once you've paid "upfront".
3. Is this a scam? What do you think?
If you think your property is in the wrong council tax band contact Aberdeen Council:
I think my property is in the wrong Council Tax band
Your charge is based on the valuation band of your property. If you think that your property is in the wrong valuation band you can appeal this. To make a valuation banding appeal please contact:
Grampian Assessor
Woodhill House
Westburn Road
Aberdeen
AB16 5GE
01224 664360
[email protected]
You could be entitled to a council tax reduction - check it out here and see if it applies to you:
https:/
I think my property is in the wrong Council Tax band
Your charge is based on the valuation band of your property. If you think that your property is in the wrong valuation band you can appeal this. To make a valuation banding appeal please contact:
Grampian Assessor
Woodhill House
Westburn Road
Aberdeen
AB16 5GE
01224 664360
[email protected]
You could be entitled to a council tax reduction - check it out here and see if it applies to you:
https:/
It's the VOA that determines Council Tax bands in England & Wales, not local councils. So if you actually believe that there's any chance that your home is in the wrong band, start here:
https:/
If you're in Scotland though, start here:
https:/
Affinity Tax Consultants is a trading name of Affinity Sales and Marketing Ltd. It was set up 17 months ago as Warranties Plus Limited but changed its name to Affinity Sales Ltd in August last year. (The "and Marketing" bit was then added to the name in March of this year).
It's run by a 59-year-old guy called Alan Prior, who's also the sole director of Unity Consultants Ltd (which doesn't seem to have any form of web presence), which was set up 9 months ago. He previously set up a company called Spaciia Limited in September 2015 but applied for the company to be dissolved just four months later (which could well be explained by the Insolvency Service action referred to in my link below).
The addresses for the registered offices of Mr Prior's companies suggest that he's based in the Brighton & Hove area. In which case there would seem to be quite a strong possibility that he's the same Alan Prior (right age, right location) who was banned from holding company directorships four years ago:
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If you're in Scotland though, start here:
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Affinity Tax Consultants is a trading name of Affinity Sales and Marketing Ltd. It was set up 17 months ago as Warranties Plus Limited but changed its name to Affinity Sales Ltd in August last year. (The "and Marketing" bit was then added to the name in March of this year).
It's run by a 59-year-old guy called Alan Prior, who's also the sole director of Unity Consultants Ltd (which doesn't seem to have any form of web presence), which was set up 9 months ago. He previously set up a company called Spaciia Limited in September 2015 but applied for the company to be dissolved just four months later (which could well be explained by the Insolvency Service action referred to in my link below).
The addresses for the registered offices of Mr Prior's companies suggest that he's based in the Brighton & Hove area. In which case there would seem to be quite a strong possibility that he's the same Alan Prior (right age, right location) who was banned from holding company directorships four years ago:
https:/
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