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Council Tax Rebanding Rebate after Bereavement

Hello.  I recently applied through the VOA to have our house rebanded and was successful, going from band D to band C.  I then received a rebate from the local council for the years we have been living here (since 2018).
The house was bought by my in-laws as a new-build in 1973, and has been owned by them until my mother-in-law passed away in 2017.  As the house has been wrongly in band D since 1993, can we claim a rebate for the overpayment of council tax paid by my in-laws for all those years?  If so, does anyone know how to go about reclaiming please?  Thank you.

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