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Council tax rebanding - help!

So, I lived in a rented property from 2001-2004 in Glasgow, where I was paying band C council tax, with a 25% student reduction.

Is it possible to reclaim council tax paid on a rented property if you believe it was incorrectly banded? Our neighbours at the time were a band B in a flat of identical dimensions and size.

Can you reband a property that you didn't own and no longer live in?

I know it can't be used as evidence in an appeal, but I used the value estimator for the property we lived in, based on a very recent sale of the flat below the one we lived in, and it also came out at band B.

Any help/pointers would be hugely appreciated.

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  • Little_Mo_70
    Little_Mo_70 Posts: 417 Forumite
    So, I lived in a rented property from 2001-2004 in Glasgow, where I was paying band C council tax, with a 25% student reduction.

    Is it possible to reclaim council tax paid on a rented property if you believe it was incorrectly banded? Our neighbours at the time were a band B in a flat of identical dimensions and size.

    Can you reband a property that you didn't own and no longer live in?

    I know it can't be used as evidence in an appeal, but I used the value estimator for the property we lived in, based on a very recent sale of the flat below the one we lived in, and it also came out at band B.

    Any help/pointers would be hugely appreciated.

    Read this:
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/1728595

    Not too sure about the timescale though as it was a long time ago.
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