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MSE News: Council tax rebanding hope as Government pushes to end incorrect 'six-month

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Council tax rebanding hope as Government pushes to end incorrect 'six-month rule'

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Anyone who becomes a new taxpayer in a property has 6 months to lodge an official appeal. This means that if you don't agree with the valuation office response you have an opportunity to take the case before an independent tribunal panel
Any other taxpayer has the right to ask the valuation office to look into their banding if they feel it is wrong. The only difference is there is no right to take to a tribunal if they don't agree with the decision.
What the council has to do with it all I haven't the foggiest as they do not maintain the council tax list.
http://www.voa.gov.uk/corporate/CouncilTax/whatToDoIfYouDisagreeWithCTBand-England.html#circumstances
Whether the council 'play ball' or not has no bearing in the matter - in England and Wales the council have no say at all in respect of banding a property.
However it may help if MSE get their facts right as Rebel Hedgehog has pointed out. The council aren't involved and the VOA has a statutory duty to ensure bands are correct.
To answer your question you are out of time to make an offical appeal which would give you the right to take to a tribunal
However, if you think your banding maybe incorrect contact your local VOA office and state that you would like a band review carried out (it is totally free of charge) -am I to assume the loss of third bedroom is because you have made that space into something else or have you actually lost m2 through demolition as that would be a valid reason to appeal down the route of "material reduction in the value of the dwelling"
Here to help if you provide some more details...
As VOA tend to compare on size rather than number of rooms, there probably won't be any band reduction.
Definitely worth asking for a rebanding.