Council Tax Rebanding SUCCESS stories

Melayahm

Hi

What do we do if our house is totally different from all the others in our road? We live in a, well, I don't know what you call it, its not even a hamlet, its not even on most maps, but there's quite a few variations of buildings. One farm, one 'big' house, a few newish semi's and ours, a small 2 bed detached cottage. none of the others is remotely like ours. How can we get a comparison?

Caroline

lapat

im in a dilema here to my house is an E band and all my neighbours except 1 are in F apart from 1,but my valuation on the associated websites send it down to an D i want to carry this out but knowing my luck lately i will get put up a band so do i keep stum..?

Lou83a

Hounslow Council
Before Band D
After Band B
Refunded £550
Annual saving in future £400 x 2

It only took a couple of letters and a phonecall and the council re banded 2 of my properties.Now I have £550 to put towards this years (correct) council tax.
I have also called Northern Rock about my MEAF and they are calling me back on Wednesday with a decision...Thanks Martin

poorperson

Lou83a wrote:

Hounslow Council
Before Band D
After Band B
Refunded £550
Annual saving in future £400 x 2

It only took a couple of letters and a phonecall and the council re banded 2 of my properties.Now I have £550 to put towards this years (correct) council tax.
I have also called Northern Rock about my MEAF and they are calling me back on Wednesday with a decision...Thanks Martin

I was under the impression that only the VOA could change a banding and the council just paid out.

mummyteare

Local Borough Council: Bromley
Council Tax Band Before: D
Council Tax Band After: E
Amount refunded:£550
Annual saving going forward:£20 a month

We moved into our house in Jan 2005 and after seeing the website I insisted my husband write to the council and we won! All my neighbours are giving it a go now and my parents as well! Thank Martin!

patchwork_cat

Calderdale
Was band E
Now band D
back to July 2002- refund £1200.

Thank you to the original poster.

Lou83a

Yes poorperson,the VOA changed the banding and the council sent me the refund,however I never dealt with the VOA once ,my local council sorted everything out and were really helpful.

poorperson

Cheers Lou83a,

A helpful council, whatever next? I won't ask where you live but it certainly isn't in my council's district.

cushty

Council: North Kesteven District Council
Previous Band: D
Current band: C

I have received notification from VOA that we have been rebanded from 1993 so will be writing to the Council asking for a refund plus interest - just in case.

Plus side to VOA is that when I visited neighbours to tell them how to go about it - they have all received notification that they have been rebanded as well. Must check about refunds for them though don't want to bankrupt the Council, but hey they should have done it right in the first place.

SUGGESTION - WHY DON'T PEOPLE CONSIDERING DOING THIS BAND (SORRY NO PUN INTENDED!) TOGETHER TO REBAND THE WHOLE STREET. OR LET ONE PERON BE SUCCESSFUL THEN COPY LETTERS TO NEIGHBOURS FOR THEM TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

As always - a big thank you to Martin :T

cushty

Have just phoned Council and they have refunded our bank account with £1315. Just off to have coffee with the neighbours!