Extension - council tax rebanding?

Zebsy

Hi,

(Not strictly speaking house buying/selling so apologies for that!)

We have permission to put a large extension on our end terrace house.
It will nearly double the size of the house.
Will the council tax band be recalculated?
What if someone complains to the council? Might they reband it then?

Thanks in advance,

Zebs

paddedjohn

Normally it stays the same and is rebanded when you sell

Mr_Moo_2

As above ^^^^ , you potentially get branded online with an "improvement indicator" against your property - the CT is then reviewed following a "relevant transaction", typically house sale.

Zebsy

Thanks for the info.
I thought I had heard this myself but thought it sounded too good to be true!

So if we keep the house for 20 years, we will save thousands of pounds?
e.g. £50 per month * 12 * 20 = £12K

Mr_Moo_2

Yep - another reason why it's often better to build/extend rather than move. Just be aware at selling time - a savvy buyer will check, and if CT banding is critical for them it creates a problem, as it's very difficult to get a hard opinion for a local authority on whether the tax will rise or not, and if so to which band - so they end up with a degree of undertainty which may cause an issue.

Just be aware...

lincroft1710

Zebsy wrote: »

So if we keep the house for 20 years, we will save thousands of pounds?
e.g. £50 per month * 12 * 20 = £12K

If England (or Scotland) has a CT Revaluation, as Wales did in 2005, then the value of the extension will be reflected in the new band.