Council Tax Rebanding SUCCESS stories

lincroft1710

MarcRuse said:

Council have stated that "Live Records" only go back to April 2010 so have declined to refund the period from 2000 when she first moved into property.  I intend to pursue - anyone know how?

Very difficult as without their record of payments, councils are unable to confirm how much MIL has paid so would be unable to refund any excess. If  she bank statements showing DDs from 2000 to 2010 it may help, but council may not accept these.


In one respect she is lucky as some councils have destroyed payment records more than 6 years old, citing GDPR and Dorset Council was only formed in May 2018, so she is fortunate they have payment records prior to this date

bjplfw2007

Hi all, 

got quite a random one, I have been contacted by the person who bought my property in 2011 and is still living int his property, he has advised me that the council tax band I was paying for was incorrect and that he has claimed a refund. Even though I left in 2011 he seems to think I could claim a refund back on this. 

Area Scotland
Council Dundee
Council tax band B (should of been band A) - all properties around my old address were band A and have been 

I have checked the both aspects of it and it should of been in Band A 

Would this be something I could try and challenge even though I've left the property? 

lincroft1710

bjplfw2007 said:

Hi all, 

got quite a random one, I have been contacted by the person who bought my property in 2011 and is still living int his property, he has advised me that the council tax band I was paying for was incorrect and that he has claimed a refund. Even though I left in 2011 he seems to think I could claim a refund back on this. 

Area Scotland
Council Dundee
Council tax band B (should of been band A) - all properties around my old address were band A and have been 

I have checked the both aspects of it and it should of been in Band A 

Would this be something I could try and challenge even though I've left the property? 

Only the current CT payer can challenge the band. If the band is reduced to Band A, then you can claim a refund for the period of your occupation providing the effective date has been appropriately backdated and the council still have your payment records (some councils have destroyed payment records more than 6 years old)

The_Negotiator

Local Borough Council: -
Council Tax Band Before: H
Council Tax Band After: G
Amount refunded: £5200
Annual saving going forward: £800

I applied in November 2024. After some pushback, they agreed to review. I haven't heard anything but have just noticed that £5,200 has landed in my bank account from the local authority. I have checked the official banding and it has reduced to Band G, so I assume the £5,200 is from that. 

Was worth the 3-4 hours I put into applying. Thank you to MSE for the guide. 

goodwitch

Local Borough Council: North Lincolnshire
Council Tax Band Before:A
Council Tax Band After:A with 17% discount
Amount refunded:£9000

Annual saving going forward:17%discount

I claimed because my son is a permanent wheelchair user. We had adaptions made to our home in 2022 so claimed for that which awarded us £4000 and because I'm his carer, my husband is the only one eligible to pay council tax so claimed for that too. That one was backdated to 2015 and awarded us £5000 plus we don't have to pay anymore tax this year so that has saved us over £600. We're still waiting to hear how much we will pay next year but it will definitely be less with the 17% discount. I can't thank you enough for making us aware of this. For years I believed we couldnt claim anything because we were in the lowest band.

It was very easy to claim. It took a few minutes to fill in the forms then I took the relevant proof to our local council hub where everything was logged. We had a visit from a councillor to inspect the work we'd had done for my son's wheelchair access and gave permission for our doctor to release records for proof of his severe learning disability. One month later the money was in our bank account.

Twinsdad70

Local Council : Uttlesford

Council Tax band before: G

Couincil Tax Band after: D

Amount Refunded: still waiting

Took almost 18 months to resolve this and had to start Tribunal Appeal. Would have been quicker if Valuation Office were more open about Property Attribute Data (PAD) and suggested that the first step in challenging Tax Band was to review the PAD. Ours was for a completely different property, hence the drop from G to D. The VO website should highlight the PAD straight away.