Cornwall Council Change of Address

Cornwall Council Tax Moving Home

cornwall council moving home

Cornwall Council Tax Moving Home

cornwall change of address

If you’re moving home you’ll need to complete the Cornwall City council tax change of address process. When moving home you need to update lots of different services, least of which  your council tax, water and electoral roll.

Whether you’re moving into the area, out of the area or within the area you can update your address with Cornwall City Council in 2 minutes by using our council tax change of address service.

Based on your postcode, we’ll identifies who you new and previous council are and you can let them know you’re new address in just a few clicks 😊 

You will also be able to update your address across all of your other accounts, such as water, HMRC, TV licence, loyalty cards and hundreds others at the same time.

How to change address with Cornwall Council

The Cornwall Council moving home process is simple and can be done online in 2 minutes.

As you know, it’s important that you complete your Cornwall Council Change of Address. If you’re moving out of your current jurisdiction you will need to setup your council tax with your new council and let your previous council know you’ve moved.

Here are two ways you can finish you Cornwall council tax change of address:

Update Cornwall Council Online📍​

Here’s how to complete your Cornwall Council Tax change of address: 

  • 1) Head over to SlothMove’s home setup service
  • 2) Enter your new and previous postcode
  • 3) SlothMove populates your council tax providers
  • 4) Select who needs to know you’re moving home (Cornwall Council, HMRC, DWP, Water, Electoral Roll etc…)
  • 5) Click submit SlothMove will update your address with your council and others selected

We’ll help you update your address with both your new and previous council online in minutes. This will help make sure you don’t receive any incorrect charges.

Since you’re moving, we will also cover how you can update your address across other essential institutions and companies (HMRC, Student Loan, NS&I, Energy, Water Supplier etc…).

SlothMove also lets you communicate to your new council that you’re a single occupant, giving you a 25% single occupancy discount. This is the quickest and simplest way to finish your Cornwall council tax change of address 🦥  

Call Cornwall Council 📞

You can call Cornwall Council on: 0300 123 4100. Once you get through to the right department that will typically be able to support with your query. Waiting times can take up to an hour during the week.

How do I inform the council of change of address?

To inform your council about your change of address, enter SlothMove’s change of address portal. Simply enter your previous and new postcode and select which council tax provider you’d like to inform about your move.

SlothMove will let your new and/or previous council tax provider know about your home move. Your council provider will be in touch within 4 weeks to confirm your home setup.

If you’re moving out of the area you will receieve a letter confirming your final account.

Either way, SlothMove will take care of the council tax address update so you can kick-back and enjoy your home move.

Cornwall Council Tax Bands 2021

Sheffield City Council Tax Bands 2021​

You may be wondering, how much is Cornwall Council tax, or what are the council tax bands in Cornwall?

As we know, each Council Tax band is attributed a different charge. The Valuation Office creates a Council Tax band based on what the value of your property would have been if it had been sold April 1st 1991.

Now we’ve covered how to complete your Cornwall Council Change of Address let’s take a look at the council tax banding. You may be wondering ‘what makes up my Cornwall council tax bill?’ Your annual Cornwall council rate bill includes; a cost for Cornwall Council, an amount for Devon and Cornwall Police, and some for the Parish and Town Council. So, what are the Cornwall Council Rates for 2021/22?

According to Cornwall Council, your council tax band for the year 2021/22 is as follows:

 

Band A – £1,361.31

  • Cornwall Council: £1,111.51
  • Devon and Cornwall Police: £157.71
  • Parish and Town Council: £92.09

Band B – £1,588.18

  • Cornwall Council: £1,296.76
  • Devon and Cornwall Police: £183.99
  • Parish and Town Council: £107.43 

Band C – £1,815.07

  • Cornwall Council: £1,482.01
  • Devon and Cornwall Police: £210.28
  • Parish and Town Council: £122.78 

Band D – £2,041.95

  • Cornwall Council: £1,667.26
  • Devon and Cornwall Police: £236.56
  • Parish and Town Council: £138.13 

Band E – £2,495.72

  • Cornwall Council: £2,037.76
  • Devon and Cornwall Police: £289.13
  • Parish and Town Council: £168.83 

Band F – £2,949.48

  • Cornwall Council: £2,408.26
  • Devon and Cornwall Police: £341.70
  • Parish and Town Council: £199.52 

Band G – £3,403.26

  • Cornwall Council: £2,778.77
  • Devon and Cornwall Police: £394.27
  • Parish and Town Council: £230.22 

Band H – £4,083.90

  • Cornwall Council: £3,334.52
  • Devon and Cornwall Police: £473.12
  • Parish and Town Council: £276.26

Do I need to inform the council when I move house?

Do I need to inform the council when I move house?​

When moving home you need to inform both your previous and new council about your move. You should let both councils (or the single council) know that you’re moving 1 month before you change address. 

Your previous council will generate a bill within 4 weeks and post it to your previous address (unless advised otherwise). Your new council will send you a letter to setup your bill. When you setup your new council tax you should let them know if you’re a single occupant, entitling you to a 25% discount.

If you’re moving home and have an overlap in dates you may find out our guide on overlapping utilities helpful in managing the move.

Cornwall Housing Benefits Change of Address

If you live in Cornwall and claim housing benefits and your circumstances change, such as your address, you need to update Cornwall Council. Here’s how to complete your Cornwall housing benefit change of address:

  • Head over to SlothMove’s home setup & address change service
  • Select Cornwall Council (and anyone else who needs to know you’re moving, like HMRC, DWP, TV Licence etc…)
  • Select ‘Complete’ and SlothMove will complete your Cornwall Council change of address for you 

Completing the Cornwall council change of circumstances process is important. To learn more about housing benefits in Cornwall you can explore this help section on their website. They cover who is eligible, under what circumstances and the types of benefit you can claim.

Where is Cornwall Council

Cornwall has a population of around 575,000 according to the recent data. As you may know, the moto for Cornwall Council is: ‘One and All’ (also known as ONEN HAG OLL). You can contact or find Cornwall Council by writing to:

Cornwall Council
Council Offices,
Dolcoath Ave,
Camborne
TR14 8SX

If you’re prefer, you can also call Cornwall Council on: 0300 123 4100

Cornwall Council Moving Home & Beyond

Cornwall Council Moving Home & Beyond​

In this article we’ve covered how to complete the Cornwall Council moving home process. By using SlothMove’s home setup service you can update your address with your council tax, water and hundreds of other providers in a couple of minutes. We also explored how to complete a Cornwall housing benefit change of address; why you need to update your council tax when moving, when to update it; and how to claim your single occupancy discount.

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