Council being nosey when I asked for re-banding

Tracyjj0

Hi all, this is my first post so be gentle with me!! I've successfully had my main property, in Milton Keynes, re-banded for council tax (thanks Martin!!:beer: ). I have now written regarding a furnished holiday let property that I own, up in Yorkshire, for re-assessment. When the Valuation Officer, based in Harrogate, sent the standard letter stating that they will investigate my claim, he also included a nosey questionaire, asking allsorts about the property! I'm loathe to reply, as we have improved the property, in the main converting it from 2 to 3 bedrooms, which will have obviously increased it's value. However, as I understand it, the council tax banding is based on the property's value in 1991, so the improvements we've made should surely have no bearing on the current banding? We weren't sent this questionaire when we challenged our banding in Milton Keynes. Can anyone shed any light on this? Thanks in advance, Tracy

PurpleDuck

when we had ours rebanded up 2 bands by the council we appealed. We supplied dates (copies of bills etc as well) for when all the work was done to the house so they were not included in the valuation. We also had to prove what the house prices were round here at the time as well. Hard work but worth it as the council didn't have a leg to stand on once we had finished! One band fair enough but 2?! :mad: They were trying to claim the house was worth as much as 4 times what it actually was at the given valuation date :rolleyes:

elmer

Do you not pay rates on a Holiday let, as it is a business and not a domestic property? and if so, it is the rateable value which is being looked at, not the Council Tax value. I am not sure how the rates system works, and what the values are based on, but that might be what your questions are for.

Elmer

hodgester

the Valuation Office are not the council.

holiday lets aren't nndr properties they are for domestic use, so they are treated as 2nd properties when short-term lets