Reclaim overpaid council tax

JustPeachie

Thank you for your reply.  Definitely no extension, it is just a small property, no additional work undertaken.  They have said he can appeal but I have already provided all the relevant information.  I'll do the appeal for him in the meantime but the MP suggestion is a good one - thank you.

lincroft1710

JustPeachie said:

Thank you for your reply.  Definitely no extension, it is just a small property, no additional work undertaken.  They have said he can appeal but I have already provided all the relevant information.  I'll do the appeal for him in the meantime but the MP suggestion is a good one - thank you.

He is out of time by about 31 years to appeal his band!  All he can ask for is a band review.

https://valuationoffice.blog.gov.uk/2023/02/03/council-tax-band-challenges/

PanPen

Quick question as I'm new to this -
My street are mainly Band E with some Band F because presumably they had already been extended by the early 90s. 

Both my neighbours have loft conversions and brick built extensions downstairs, one has back and side extension but they are the same as me - Band E. 

Is that right that people who have extensions after 1991 should pay the same as me despite having at least one extra bedroom and bathroom and much larger kitchens etc? 

One also still has the garage in their garden. 

lincroft1710

PanPen said:

Quick question as I'm new to this -
My street are mainly Band E with some Band F because presumably they had already been extended by the early 90s. 

Both my neighbours have loft conversions and brick built extensions downstairs, one has back and side extension but they are the same as me - Band E. 

Is that right that people who have extensions after 1991 should pay the same as me despite having at least one extra bedroom and bathroom and much larger kitchens etc? 

One also still has the garage in their garden. 

Band E in England covers dwellings with a 1991 value from £88,001 to £120,000, so there will be correctly many different dwellings in that band. A CT band cannot be increased on account of alterations carried out to that dwelling after 1 April 1993 by the current owner, the band can only be increased following a sale of the dwelling 

PanPen

@lincroft1710 Ah thank you that makes sense. Shame though!

MouldyOldDough

I was paying CT for over 2 years when I had moved out and lived with my parents (in 1997 - 1999) for medical reasons (until I moved to a new property closer to my parents (in a different area))

I did still own the property but, obviously, was not using local bin collections, roads etc

Can I claim a refund ?

molerat

MouldyOldDough said:

I was paying CT for over 2 years when I had moved out and lived with my parents (in 1997 - 1999) for medical reasons (until I moved to a new property closer to my parents (in a different area))

I did still own the property but, obviously, was not using local bin collections, roads etc

Can I claim a refund ?

What services you use is irrelevant, it is how you fit in to the council tax hierarchy that counts.  As the non resident owner of an empty property it falls on you and an empty property could demand double tax.

lincroft1710

MouldyOldDough said:

I was paying CT for over 2 years when I had moved out and lived with my parents (in 1997 - 1999) for medical reasons (until I moved to a new property closer to my parents (in a different area))

I did still own the property but, obviously, was not using local bin collections, roads etc

Can I claim a refund ?

No. 


If the property was still furnished, it is counted as still being occupied. If it was unfurnished then some councils would give a discount for 12 months, but would need to have seen the property at the time. 


CT is a property tax and not a payment for services

blennerh2b

Just an observation. I lived in a 1 bed flat in what was considered a luxury development. It was classed as Band D. I know live in a 2 bed groundfloor flat with a lovely garden. It is classed as Band B. I wish I had known about re-banding back then, as I would definitely would have tried. 

lincroft1710

blennerh2b said:

Just an observation. I lived in a 1 bed flat in what was considered a luxury development. It was classed as Band D. I know live in a 2 bed groundfloor flat with a lovely garden. It is classed as Band B. I wish I had known about re-banding back then, as I would definitely would have tried. 

Council Tax bills have carried details about appealing CT bands for many, many years