Council Tax Rebanding SUCCESS stories

hengbat

Malvern District Council
Old Band E
New Band D
Refund £2675

Many Thanks Martin
I followed your guide and everything was simple. My refund was back dated to 1993
Again Many Thanks

stickstoff

Local Borough Council: Macclesfield
Council Tax Band Before: G
Council Tax Band After: F
Amount refunded: £2620
Annual saving going forward: ca £300

Read the article and spent a couple of hours discretely looking around the other houses in our post code which were band G. All houses are different so difficult to judge the value of our house, however, I was convinced they couldn't put us up to H so thought it worth a try. If I don't know for sure the value of our house then how could the authorities know sufficiently to justify their decsion if it came to an appeal? Applied on-line and after a couple of phone calls to chivvy them along the valuation office agreed that we should be F, back dated to 1993. Easiest money I have ever made! Many thanks to all involved

Graham

bt4del

Local District Council: Waveney, Suffolk
Council Tax Band Before: E
Council Tax Band After: D
Amount refunded: £2587
Saving Going Forward: £293

If you think your Council Tax band is wrong and you do not fit the criteria for a review, then don't despair. YOU CAN AND WILL GET A REVIEW! I have lived in my present house since it was built in 1992. The house cost £90000 and was put into Band E. Imagine my surprise when I discovered my two neighbours were in Band D! I wrote to the VOA using the letter template on this website which states that the banding is incorrect and should be changed. I received two letters back in reply. The first said I was not entitled to a review as I had not objected within the time scale and the other letter (which arrived on the same day) stated that the VOA was going to conduct a review to ensure that the original decision was 'fair and consistent'! The outcome of the review was that the banding was changed from Band E to Band D - it was as easy as that! Thanks, Martin!

lorelei

Another success story!
North Somerset Council
Banding F
Re Banded E
Refund backdated to 1st April 1993. £2,600 plus reduction of £300 in rates. A couple of letters and e.mails, but with your help no problem at all.
Thank you very much.

lorelei

Another success story!
North Somerset Council
Banding F
Re Banded E
Refund backdated to 1st April 1993. £2,600 plus reduction of £300 in rates. A couple of letters and e.mails, but with your help no problem at all.
Thank you very much.

grace21

gilk3 wrote: »

this my first time on the site so bear with me i stay in south lanarkshire and i also have been notified regarding the six months how did you get passed this rule can you please advise thanks

Go to council tax cost cuttingdiscussion area. You will get all the information you need to get started.
Good luck!!
Grace

chipshop_2

Local Borough Council:STROUD
Council Tax Band Before:C
Council Tax Band After :B
Amount Refunded:£1038.37
Annual Saving:£130(approx)

Followed Martins advice and compared neighbours bandings on VOA site did not agree(due to major differences in houses) appealed on line then received a letter from the Valuation Officer which included a short questionaire sent it back then after about 5 weeks received a letter(from the VO) saying the banding had been reviewed.3 days later my bank account had been credited.

Big thanks to Martin(and Watchdog)

Maisie

lorelei wrote: »

Another success story!
North Somerset Council
Banding F
Re Banded E
Refund backdated to 1st April 1993. £2,600 plus reduction of £300 in rates. A couple of letters and e.mails, but with your help no problem at all.
Thank you very much.

lorelei would you like to post on the council tax discussion thread more about your £300 reduction in rates?

A lot of people would be interested.

Thanks. Maisie

Tara1508

Local Borough Council:Chelmsford, Essex
Council Tax Band Before: E
Council Tax Band After: D
Amount refunded:£1400
Annual saving going forward:£300
Backdated to when I moved into the property - June 2001

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I was introduced to this site by a friend. I followed the step by step process and found that a few of my neighbours had already had their banding reduced over the past few years.
I wrote to the VOA and within 4 weeks they confirmed that they were reducing my Band!! That was the easy bit.
It then took another 5 weeks to get the money out of Chelmsford Borough Council with numerous calls and letters chasing for my refund. I have now received my cheque for £1400 but they did want to use half of it to pay off this years bill!! As I always pay monthly I declined their kind offer and requested all of the money back and confirmed I would continue to pay the remaining balance on my 07/08 bill by monthly direct debit.

Becketts

Richmondshire District Council
Previous Band E
New Band D
Total Benefit £2919

Thank you for the excellent guidance which enabled me to claim this splendid refund. The whole procedure was exactly as you quoted and was simple to follow.