A or B Council tax banding ?

dogshome

My daughter has just purchased a small One Bed house, which according to the paperwork is a Band B property

Examining it's paperwork I find that it was built in 1993 and sold to it's first owner in the April of that year for £39,000 - £1000 less than the £40,000 established in 1991 as the upper limit for a Band A property.

I now that price variations in the property market must also be taken into account when back-calculating 1991 prices, but research is coming up with conflicting information, which is not made easy as they don't price anything below " Terraced Houseing" with no gradings as to size

On the Halifax Index they quote "Terraced" housing in this area as costing £44,685 in 2nd Quarter of 1991, and £45,960 in 1993.

On these figures a challange to VO seems a safe bet, but I don't think it's enough - Any ideas?

isaadvice

Have you checked the property and similar neighbouring properties here:
cti.voa.gov.uk/cti/inits.asp

If the property is the only band B then you may have a case.

lincroft1710

I'm ex VOA and in most areas property values dropped substantially between 1991 and 1993, especially 1 bed starter homes, by as much as 25%.

Check all the other similar 1 beds in the locality, are they A or B? During the past 22 years there has no doubt been some appeals against Band B.

Chanes

We have contested a council tax band successfully based on the properties value in comparison to those around it. You could check this?

HappyMJ

Could today's value be used and a back calculation be made from that?

dogshome

Thanks to the responders
This house is on a very large estate built in the 90's - The problem is that is has mixed sizes of property over the whole area - My daughters One Bed faces a detatched 4 bed across the road - and the density is such that her post code covers only 21 houses with band variations from B to D.

This estate would have taken some years in the building, and as this particular One bed is at the back of the estate, chances are that the same type of property was being sold in 1991 as earlier phases of the estate were completed
PROBLEM - How do I get a list of all the Post Codes applicable to the estate?

lincroft1710

HappyMJ wrote: »

Could today's value be used and a back calculation be made from that?

Not with any degree of accuracy if house price indices are used.

lincroft1710

dogshome wrote: »

PROBLEM - How do I get a list of all the Post Codes applicable to the estate?

Just find the names of all the streets on the estate and enter them into this link

https://www.royalmail.com/find-a-postcode

dogshome

Thank you lincroft1710 - As I said, it is a BIG estate, but doubtless the family dog will enjoy the walk as I explore it
Thanks

ddks

dogshome wrote: »

My daughter has just purchased a small One Bed house, which according to the paperwork is a Band B property

Examining it's paperwork I find that it was built in 1993 and sold to it's first owner in the April of that year for £39,000 - £1000 less than the £40,000 established in 1991 as the upper limit for a Band A property.

I now that price variations in the property market must also be taken into account when back-calculating 1991 prices, but research is coming up with conflicting information, which is not made easy as they don't price anything below " Terraced Houseing" with no gradings as to size

On the Halifax Index they quote "Terraced" housing in this area as costing £44,685 in 2nd Quarter of 1991, and £45,960 in 1993.

On these figures a challange to VO seems a safe bet, but I don't think it's enough - Any ideas?

I would recommend you look at valuation tribunal service
Select listings and decisions, then select valuation decisions...select your area and trawl through hearings for band B properties. The valuation office normally submit evidence of properties -use the info that they have submitted to substantiate your claim.

ddks

dogshome wrote: »

My daughter has just purchased a small One Bed house, which according to the paperwork is a Band B property

Examining it's paperwork I find that it was built in 1993 and sold to it's first owner in the April of that year for £39,000 - £1000 less than the £40,000 established in 1991 as the upper limit for a Band A property.

I now that price variations in the property market must also be taken into account when back-calculating 1991 prices, but research is coming up with conflicting information, which is not made easy as they don't price anything below " Terraced Houseing" with no gradings as to size

On the Halifax Index they quote "Terraced" housing in this area as costing £44,685 in 2nd Quarter of 1991, and £45,960 in 1993.

On these figures a challange to VO seems a safe bet, but I don't think it's enough - Any ideas?

I would recommend you look at valuation tribunal service
Select listings and decisions, then select valuation decisions...select your area and trawl through hearings for band B properties. The valuation office normally submit evidence of properties -use the info that they have submitted to substantiate your claim.