Council tax - change of circumstances

Please advise us as soon as possible if you have changed your address.

If you are moving house, or are new to the area, please notify us by:

• Phone: 0345 600 6400 (Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to 5pm or Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm) (charged at your local rate).
• Post: download and complete the council tax change of address form, and send it to:

Council Tax Section
Northumberland County Council
Wansbeck Square
Ashington
Northumberland
NE63 9XL

If you are moving to another property within Northumberland, view the charge for each property band within each parish here or telephone the contact centre on 0345 600 6400.

If you are moving out of Northumberland and are unsure which authority you need to contact, you can find further information on the GOV.UK website.

You can notify the council tax team of a deceased person either by:

• using this online service request facility
• phone: 0345 600 6400 (Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to 5pm and Friday 8.30am to 4.30pm) (charged at your local rate).

Please provide the following details:

• name of the deceased
• date of death of the deceased
• name and address of the next of kin
• ownership/tenancy details of the property of the deceased person

The council also operates a 'tell us once service'. For further details, please click here.

If your circumstances change, you may be entitled to one of the council tax discounts or exemptions.

• Please see here for more information.

If you are undertaking works to build a property or self contained unit that will be subject to council tax it is likely that in due course you will receive a completion notice to determine the date it is completed for council tax purposes.

For further information regarding completion notices, the criteria used to determine a completion date and your rights of appeal please click on the link below.

Completion notice fact sheet

For further information regarding Completion Notices ;

Tel: 01670 624 884
E-mail: counciltax@northumberland.gov.uk

For queries regarding the inspection of properties;

Tel: 01670 624 882
E-mail: vorevsandbens@northumberland.gov.uk

Write to:

Council Tax Section
Northumberland County Council
Wansbeck Square
Ashington
NE63 9XL 

Section 6 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 sets out who is liable for the council tax. The owner is liable where there are no residents.

If you require any further details, please contact us by:

• Phone: 0345 600 6400 (charged at your local rate).
• Email: counciltax@northumberland.gov.uk
• eForm: Complete the council tax enquiry form here.
• Visit: View our customer information centre locations here.

Write to:

Council Tax Section
Northumberland County Council
Wansbeck Square
Ashington
NE63 9XL