Moving into Manchester
New to the area
You can fill in the online form to let us know when you moved to Manchester
If you are moving to a property within Manchester, you must tell us the date that you have moved to Manchester as soon as possible.
Your Council Tax payments for the financial year must be paid by the 31st of March. So the earlier you tell us, the sooner we will send you a bill and the more time you will have to pay it.
Remember, you will need to tell your old council that you have moved.
See this year's Council Tax charges in Manchester.
How your Council Tax is calculated
Council Tax is worked out on a daily basis. If you move home, you will be billed up to the date of the move at your old home by your old council and by Manchester from the date you moved into your new home.
Example
If you moved to a new property in Manchester on 16 May 2011, your old council will bill you for your old property for the 45 days between 1 April 2011 and 15 May 2011 and Manchester will charge you for 321 days, from 16 May 2011 to 31 March 2012 (2012 is a leap year so has 366 days).
Council Tax for a Band B property in Manchester from 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2012 is £1032.11.
The charge for 321 days from 16 May 2011 to 31 March 2012 is worked out as follows:
£1032.11 (yearly Council Tax amount) รท 366 (days in the year) x 321 (remaining days of the year) = £905.21 (amount due).
Remember
Tell your old council you have moved so they can bill you for the 45 days from 1 April 2011 and 15 May 2011.
