council tax

sean2133

Hi all, I have just realised that I was paying a higher tax band than any one else in the same street in my previous home, I lived there for eight years and moved two miles away in february 2003 but stayed under the same council in Scotland can I make a claim or not?

sunsilk

Not sure about that. However I've just looked at Martin's valuation table for 1/4/91 and found it different to Falkirk Council's valuation table for the same year. I thought I was paying too much, going by Martin's so applied. The FC's table makes me a just possible, over paying case...and then maybe not! Why are they so different?

smk77

sean2133 wrote:

Hi all, I have just realised that I was paying a higher tax band than any one else in the same street in my previous home, I lived there for eight years and moved two miles away in february 2003 but stayed under the same council in Scotland can I make a claim or not?

Have you read Martin's article and thread on this subject?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=278090

Someone might have been in a similar situation to you on there or you may get some good advice.

united93

hello,can anyone help with working out the council tax banding,and if you can reclaim anything,i find it all a bit complicated

girders

sunsilk wrote:

Not sure about that. However I've just looked at Martin's valuation table for 1/4/91 and found it different to Falkirk Council's valuation table for the same year. I thought I was paying too much, going by Martin's so applied. The FC's table makes me a just possible, over paying case...and then maybe not! Why are they so different?

Scotland bands appear to have been different - Please see post #253 by WRabbit on the comments thread about the article -
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=278090&page=13

tinajef

Dont really understand it at all. I have 1 bed house, I'm in band B so how come my neighbour who has a 2/3 bed house is also in band B