Landlords and letting agents
Council tax Direct Debits, accounts and bills unavailable - in the meantime, please use the arrangement form. Alternatively, you can check your council tax account balance, and make payments via telephone on 0208 690 9666 option 1 or the automated payment line on 0208 690 8707.
We're working hard to fix things. We apologise for the inconvenience.
Haven't had your council tax bill?
If you've got a MyLewisham account and have registered to view your council tax account online, you won't get a paper copy of your annual bill – it'll be available to view online instead.
If you don't have MyLewisham account, you'll get a paper copy in the post as normal:
Council tax Direct DebitsWeekly Direct Debit council tax payments will be collected on Monday (instead of Friday) from 7 April 2025 until the end of March 2026.
You can also pay monthly on the 1st, 18th or 28th of the month.
If you are a landlord or letting agent, you need to keep us informed of all tenancy changes as soon as they happen. This allows us to send accurate council tax bills out and to the correct people.
There are two circumstances when you are responsible for paying the council tax:
- when your property is empty
- if your property is rented to several people as a HMO