Leeds City Council Change of Address
Leeds City Council Tax Moving Home
Leeds Council Tax Moving Home
If you’re moving home you’ll need to complete the Leeds 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 Leeds 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 Leeds City Council
The Leeds City Council moving home process is simple and can be done online in 2 minutes.
As you know, it’s important that you complete your Leeds City 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 Leeds City council tax change of address:
Update Leeds City Council Online📍
Here’s how to complete your Leeds 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 (Leeds City 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 Leeds council tax change of address 🦥
Call Leeds City Council 📞
You can call Leeds City Council on: 0113 222 4444. 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.
Leeds City Council Tax Bands 2021
You may be wondering, how much is Leeds City Council tax, or what are the council tax bands in Leeds?
Now we’ve covered how to complete your Leeds City Council Change of Address let’s take a look at the council tax banding. According to Leeds City Council, your council tax band for the year 2021/2022 is as follows:
A: £999.86 (With a disability discount)
A: £1,199.83
B: £1,399.81
C: £1,599.78
D: £1,799.75
E: £2,199.69
F: £2,599.64
G: £2,999.58
H: £2,999.58
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.
Leeds Housing Benefits Change of Address
If you live in Leeds and claim housing benefits and your circumstances change, such as your address, you need to update Leeds City Council. Here’s how to complete your Leeds housing benefit change of address:
- Head over to SlothMove’s home setup & address change service
- Select Leeds Council (and anyone else who needs to know you’re moving, like HMRC, DWP, TV Licence etc…)
- Select ‘Complete’ and SlothMove will complete your Leeds City Council change of address for you
Completing the Leeds council change of circumstances process is important. To learn more about housing benefits in Leeds 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 Leeds City Council
Leeds City Council services a sizeable 780,000 people. The Council is located at:
- Civic Hall
- Leeds
- LS1 1UR
Leeds City Council Moving Home & Beyond
In this article we’ve covered how to complete the Leeds City 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 Leeds 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.