Because your flat is part of a block, you must pay a share of the costs of maintaining the building and any communal areas and services provided such as cleaning and lighting of corridors and stairways.
These costs are called service charges and listed below are some of the services you would be likely to contribute towards.
methods of payment as at May 2015
Visit the Canterbury City Council website at www.canterbury.gov.uk
Online services are listed on the right hand side
Click ‘Pay Your’ and select ‘Invoice’ from the drop down menu
If you are paying through online personal banking, please quote the 10 digit invoice number as a reference and Canterbury City Council’s bank details:
Account name: Canterbury City Council Head Office Collection Account
Bank: Nat West plc
Sort code: 62 13 48
Account number: 00000000
Ref – this will be the invoice number
Please phone 01227 862 382 to speak to an operator who will take your payment
Dial 0845 200 1784 and follow the instructions. You will be asked what kind of payment you wish to make. Please say ‘Sundry Debt’ to pay this invoice
Send a cheque, money order or postal order to Canterbury City Council, Military Road, Canterbury CT1 1YW. Please make it payable to ‘Canterbury City Council’ and enclose the tear-off slip with your payment. If you require a receipt, please enclose a stamped self-addressed envelope and the whole invoice along with your payment.
Remember to have your card details and invoice number with you. Please note that payments by credit card will incur an additional 1.5% surcharge based on the amount paid.
Please note that you can no longer pay over the counter at a bank
Please phone 01227 862 293 for a form. Direct debits are not available yet
Your invoice has a bar code on it, which means you can pay it by cash at any post office or shop displaying a ‘PayPoint’ sign. You can do this anywhere in the country and there is no additional charge to you. You can search for a local PayPoint outlet at www.paypoint.co.uk/paypointlocator
Although this is for cash payments, the outlet may accept credit/debit cards or cheques, but it is their choice.
Do not use any other Canterbury City Council payment card to pay this invoice.
There are no cashier services available at the council offices.
Methods of payment as at May 2015
If paying by using the 24/7 phone hotline please select option 6, ‘Sundry Invoices’, and have both your invoice number and customer number ready
If you are paying through online personal banking please quote the 7 digit invoice number as a reference. Dover District Council’s bank details:
Account Name: Dover District Council
Sort Code: 60 07 04
Account No: 59272864
Ref – This will be the invoice number.
Send a crossed cheque or postal order with your invoice number written on the back, made payable to Dover District Council (not an individual officer) to:
Revenues, Council Offices, White Cliffs Business Park, Dover CT16 3PJ
We will only send you a receipt if you ask for one
Take the invoice with you as it has the barcode details that you will need to make the payment with
1111 2222 3333 4444 5555 6666
PLEASE NOTE THAT CASH IS NOT ACCEPTED AT ANY COUNCIL OFFICE
If you want to pay by cash, please pay at a Post Office or Payzone outlet – take the invoice with you as it has the barcode details that you will need to make payment
For further information about Dover District Council and to access other services please view the Council’s website on www.dover.gov.uk
Methods of payment as at May 2015
If you have not already made arrangements to pay via Direct Debit and wish to do so please contact us on 01303 853 555
You may pay with most cards by phoning our 24 hour payment line on 01303 853 555 or using e-payments on our website www.folkestone-hythe.gov.uk. There is no charge for Debit Card payments but there is a 1.5% charge for Credit Card payments.
Please Note: If you decide to pay this invoice via Shepway District Councils e-payments system please select the Sundry Debts option and quote your invoice number
If you are paying through online personal banking please quote the 7 digit invoice number as a reference and Dover District Council’s bank details:
Account number: 47159227
Sort Code: 52 41 42
Account Name: Folkestone & Hythe District Council
Ref – this will be the invoice number
Please quote your invoice reference number with your payment. Any remittance advices should be emailed to Revenues.Benefits@shepway.gov.uk
You can make payment at any outlet displaying the Pay Point or Post Office sign by using the bar code on your invoice. If you are making a payment of more than £200 we suggest you use a Post Office as their transaction limits are higher. The Post Office also accepts payments via cheque, these need to be made payable to ‘The Post Office’
Crossed cheques or Postal Orders made payable to Shepway District Council should be sent to Shepway District Council, Civic Centre, Castle Hill Avenue, Folkestone CT20 2QY. Please write your name, address and invoice number on the back of the cheque. If you require a receipt you must send a stamped self addressed envelope.
NOTE: Payments by Bank or Girobank Credit will only be acknowledged as received by the Council when credited to its own account. The Council can accept no responsibility for delays in receiving funds from any Bank or Post Office.
Pay online at www.thanet.gov.uk/payments you will need your account and invoice number along with your Debit/Credit card details
You can use our 24 hour automated phone service by telephoning 01843 577 259 you will need your account and invoice number along with your Debit/Credit card details. We accept all major cards with the exception of Diners and American Express
If you are paying through online personal banking please quote the 7 digit invoice number as a reference and Thanet District Council’s bank details:
Account Name: Thanet District Council
Sort code: 60 14 05
Account number 67834000
Ref :– This will be the invoice number
For International payments please also quote ‘IBAN no: GB59NWBK601405678340000’ and BIC no ‘NWBKGB2L’
You can call the Corporate Income team directly on 01843 577 550 have your account and invoice number ready along with your Debit/Credit card details
By Trans cash you can take your invoice and payment to any Post Office. Make your cheque payable to ‘Post Office Counters Limited’ quote Thanet District Council’s Account number 304 4122, add your name and address and the invoice reference number SL4/XXXXXXX/Z? (this is also quoted on the front of the invoice) with your payment. The Post Office will make a charge for this transaction
If none of the above payment options are suitable to you, please contact the Corporate Income Team on 01843 577 550 to discuss alternative methods of payment