Pay your council tax and view your account for the Hambleton area

Your account

You can see your council tax account online here.

Pay council tax

The fastest way of paying council tax is online.

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Other payment methods

Direct Debit

You can set up a council tax Direct Debit, change your existing bank details or your instalment plan.

You will need to be a current registered liable party to be able to set up a Direct Debit.

Please do not use this form if you are in arrears and have received a court summons.

You will need:

your bank or building society account sort code and account number
the address of the relevant property
your phone number or an email address

This is the most convenient way to pay council tax. You just give us the details once and there is no need to remember to make the payments. If the amount you have to pay changes we will tell you in writing, and we will automatically change the amount we collect.

Set up or change a Direct Debit online here.

Phone

You will need your credit or debit card details and your council tax reference number.

Post Office and PayPoint

You can pay at any Post Office or PayPoint outlet using a council tax bill that has a barcode on it. Post Offices will accept cash, cheques and debit or credit cards up to a value of £999.

All PayPoint outlets will accept cash and many outlets will also accept cheques and debit or credit cards. Payments up to the value of £200 can be made per transaction. If your current bill does not show a barcode you can request a new bill.

You can find your nearest Post Office branch on the Post Office branch finder.

You can find your nearest PayPoint outlet here.

Cash and cheque

You can pay in cash or cheque at any of our offices.

Request a copy bill

You can request a copy of your current Council Tax bill.

To complete this form you will need:

your full name
the full address of the property
your phone number or email address

Request a copy bill here.

Although the form requests your council tax account reference number, you can still submit a request if you do not have this information.

Council tax refunds

If you have received a band reduction notification, your council tax account may be in credit and you may be eligible for a refund.

Request a council tax refund here.

What is council tax for?

Council tax is used to pay for local services, as well as the Police and Crime Commissioner for North Yorkshire and North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Authority.

Council tax is linked to the value of your home and there is only one bill for each household. The basic bill assumes that there are at least two adults living in each property. If there are fewer than two adults living in the home, the bill may be reduced.

You can see what we spend council tax on here.

The liable person

The liable person (or liable party) is responsible for paying the council tax. In most cases that will be the owner-occupier or tenant living in the property. For every property the liable person is the person who appears highest in the following list:

The person who owns and lives in the property.
The statutory or secure tenant living in the property.
The person living in the property under a contract of licence.
Any other resident including squatters.

If no one lives in the property, the owner is the liable person. The owner is also liable for the following properties:

residential care homes and nursing homes
certain hostels
properties where religious communities live
houses split into separate flats, or rooms that are rented out separately
second homes that the owner's servant lives in
the home of ministers of religion

If the council knows that two or more people are jointly liable for the council tax bill, one bill in the name of those jointly liable will be issued. But the person receiving the bill must make sure that everyone concerned knows their responsibilities. If two or more people are jointly liable with others not shown on your bill, ask for their names to be included on future bills.