council tax re claim ?

basherbaz

Looking for help re council tax claim - Bought property in Jan 87 for either £90,000 or £91441 including all charges and fees. Which figure should I use on the nationwide calculator to get an april 91 figure ? If is use the lower purchase price this comes out at a value of £159,256 which is just below the G valuation band rating of 160K to 320K. So presume it may be worth challenging the band rating ? the higher figure takes it over the 160K but still may be worth challenging ? Also if I challenge the rating can my band be raised (as I have added several extensions to the property since) ?. Thanks for any help first post.

telemarks

Warm welcome, and first question is what band are you currently, I assume G, or is it H???

basherbaz wrote: »

Looking for help re council tax claim ... Also if I challenge the rating can my band be raised (as I have added several extensions to the property since) ?. Thanks for any help first post.

The MSE page on this is great, I just went though it last night for my Dad, key points:

You can't ask for your band to be lowered, only for a 'reassessment', which means your band could be moved up as well as down.
It's even possible that your neighbours' band could be increased, although this is rare.

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/council-tax-bands-change

lincroft1710

If you've added extensions prior to April 1993, the these can be taken into account. House price indices are inaccurate and at best can only give a general guide price.

You should look for properties of a similar age, type and size in a lower band in the area. But be aware these bands may be too low and could be increased as previous poster has said