Eastbourne Borough Council have set their Council Tax charge for properties in Band D at £211.57 for the year 2008-09.
The Council Tax charge comprises elements for East Sussex County Council, East Sussex Fire Authority, Sussex Police Authority as well as Eastbourne Borough Council.
Read on to discover the total charge for bands A to H …
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I first reported on the fraudulent charges Southern Water were billing Sovereign Harbour residents inmy post Money Down the Drain way back in April 2006!
The sterling work that Ray Battersby started and the SHRA’s Waterlines newsletter reported on meant that all Eastbourne Marina residents were supposed to get an automatic refund without having to go through the bureaucratic rigmarole.
But this has taken some time.
So, imagine my surprise when I opened my bill the other day only to discover a line on the statement saying ‘refund’, though it didn’t offer an explaination.
The following article first appeared in Issue 11 of Waterlines (April 2006) and describes the route that Harbour resident Ray Battersby has taken to chase Southern Water to refund the charges they are making for a service they aren’t providing - rainwater drainage.
Read on to discover what he recommends you do to get your money back.
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This post isn’t intended to put you off buying a property in Eastbourne’s Sovereign Harbour developments, but as the saying goes ignorance is no excuse and I always think it’s better to have all the facts up front, rather than a nasty surprise later.
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