Moving home or change of occupants (council tax)

You must tell us about a change of owner, tenant or occupant of a property in Peterborough. This is so we can make sure the correct person pays council tax for that property.

Your situation

If you are new to Peterborough, we will help you to register a council tax account.

When you complete our online form, please have the following information ready:

Address details of properties moving from and to
Purchase / completion / tenancy start dates
Moving dates

If you are moving within Peterborough, we will swap the property on your council tax account.

When you complete our online form, please have the following information ready:

Address details of the properties you are moving from and to
Purchase / completion / tenancy start dates
Moving dates
Council tax account reference number for property in Peterborough you are moving from

If you are moving out of Peterborough, we will close down your council tax account and send you a final bill for any outstanding payment.

When you complete our online form, please have the following information ready:

Address details
Purchase / completion / tenancy end dates
Moving dates

If you own a rental property and your tenant is changing, we can transfer the liability to the new tenant or back to the landlord / property owner.

When you complete our online form, please have the following information ready:

Landlord details (name, address, contact details)
Property details (address, furnished or unfurnished)
Tenant details (name(s), forwarding address)
Tenancy start/end date

How to tell us

You can let us know about each of the above situations using our online form.

Tell us about a change of property owner or tenant

What happens next

It is taking us up to 9 weeks to review and respond to submitted forms. We will contact you with next steps.

Register to vote at your new home

Please note your details on the electoral register will not be updated when you register to pay council tax with us. You will need to do this separately by visiting GOV.UK to register to vote at your new address.