Finance Fact Library

Housing Costs

Council Tax bands and the rules on tenancy deposits.

Council Tax Bands

How your Council Tax band is set from a fixed 1991 or 2003 value, and how annexes, shared houses and extensions can change it.

Tenancy Deposits in England

The most a landlord or letting agent can take as a deposit in England, what must be told to the tenant after paying it, and what a court can order if it is unprotected.