Council Tax Cost Cutting: reduce your band and grab any discounts Discussion Area

lincroft1710

The VOA should have the measurements of the other properties, they could re-check the measurements if they wanted. There is a possibility that they may come to the decision that Band F is in fact correct and increase the bands of the other houses.

You cannot take the appeal any further than the VOA.

gm2010

Hi I successfully requested a review of my Council Tax banding and received a rebanding from E to D and received almost £4,000 for almost 10 years of over payment. I am now trying to get an ex gratia payment from the Valuation Office Agency for the overpayment in water rates. Has anyone had any joy? They are saying that they made a valuation judgement so it wasn't a "mistake". Thanks

lincroft1710

Water rates are not based on Council Tax.

Your council charges a lot if £4K was the refund for 10 years overpayment of the difference between Band E and Band D.

gm2010

Thanks, I thought I saw somewhere that your water rate charges were based on your Council Tax Band? Perhaps I misunderstood. I've just had a water meter fitted and saved around £10 a month. I am in Reigate and Banstead and, yes, they do charge a lot for Council Tax!! The difference between D and E is around £360 a year.

You seem to use this forum a lot. How do I know when someone has replied to my post?

Thank you:)

lincroft1710

I am not sure, I just return to the post and have a look. I think there is a way of setting up a notification when your post has a reply, but I don't know where to find this.

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lincroft1710 wrote: »

I think there is a way of setting up a notification when your post has a reply, but I don't know where to find this.

You can subscribe to a particular thread or even forum. To do this you click the "subscribe" button at the top of every page of a thread or on the main thread list of every forum.

You can also click on your own user name to see if there are responses to threads or posts you've posted.

stuarta99

Anybody having much joy with reclaiming anymore? I want to check on my new property as every other 3 bed semi in my city is Band C, apart from mine with is D and actually a smaller footprint than some

lincroft1710

stuarta99 wrote: »

Anybody having much joy with reclaiming anymore? I want to check on my new property as every other 3 bed semi in my city is Band C, apart from mine with is D and actually a smaller footprint than some

You must live in a small city if you have been able to check CT band of every 3 bed semi

stuarta99

lincroft1710 wrote: »

You must live in a small city if you have been able to check CT band of every 3 bed semi

Well ok the majority or at least everybody else I know. My parents and in laws both have larger houses that are in a lower band

lincroft1710

Quite possible, but you need to check the bands of 3 bed semis similar and close to yours.