any advice?

redsetter03

Hello everyone.

I`ve been looking through the challenging counil tax thread, and i wonder if anyone can point me in the right direction?

I`ve got a bit confused.....

I rent from our local housing association a 2 bedroom house.

One side of me is private and they are in ex- council property that has had extensions- it now has 4 bedrooms and is a band c the same as me.
The other side of me is housing assoc still, and they are 3beds- they too are `c`.
Next door to them is a five bedroom ex-council property- now private and extensions built etc.
They are still a band `c`, but pending a change when the property is sold next.

I`m not sure how to go further with this, but i`m sure i shouldn`t be paying the same for a two bed as a five.

Does it make it harder to delve through the system as mine is housing association and the others used to be, but are now private?
I`m not suer how to go about getting a valuation on my home.

Sorry to rabbit on, but i hope someone knows what i`m trying to say!

Many thanks,
Redsetter.

Karmanaut

I think that if you applied to have your band re-evaulated, then it would probably stay the same, but your neighbour's houses would be put into higher bands.

I'd guess the only reason that your neighbours are still band C is because they haven't been re-evaluated since 1991 (before they were extended).

hodgester

a property can't be uprated until it has changed hands. when your neighbours sell their property then the banding of the property will be increased. as your's is only a 2 bed I think it would beworth a shout, explaining as you have done here.

redsetter03

thankyou both.

The property to the one side of me has changed hands twice in the eight years i have been here- thats the four bedroomed.

The five bed on the other side has evaluation pending, when it is sold again.....not sure how likely that is, as although it`s a private home, the owner has 3 young people with learning disabilities living there.
I wouldn`t have thought he would want to unsettle them.

I will write and let our local authority know about my feelings though- thanks again.

redsetter.

CIS

I will write and let our local authority know about my feelings though- thanks again.

To discuss your banding, you need to speak to the Valuations Office, your local council can only refer you to them anyway.

hodgester

CIS wrote:

To discuss your banding, you need to speak to the Valuations Office, your local council can only refer you to them anyway.

i'm going to fit a billboard with that on my body when I go to work next week. I've had the answerphone on since tuesday and guess what it says....? :rolleyes: