Thousands receive household tax refund

Thousands of property owners have been refunded by the agency collecting the household charge after paying twice or having been accidentally overcharged.

More than 2,800 property owners have to date received refunds from the Local Government Management Agency.

The repayments came as the agency struggles to cope with more than 6,000 complaints from homeowners regarding excessive amounts deducted from bank accounts. This will lead to more refunds being paid to potentially thousands of property owners.