Wrong council tax band

Graham62

Hi all
Has anyone managed to claim back overpayment of council tax if you have been in the wrong band but still owning the house but not living there. I bought the house in 2002 and paid council tax until my daughter moved in and started paying the council tax. I do not live at the property but still own it. Thanks for reading

lincroft1710

Only the current CT payer of a dwelling can challenge the band. So if your daughter became the CT payer within the past 6 months she can appeal the band. If outside the 6 month time limit she can ask for  band review, but whichever applies she must provide fairly conclusive evidence to support her claim. 

Graham62

Thank you very much for the information I will get her to adk for a review the house is in a row of 12 houses all others except 1 are a band lower.

currantbun2

Yes I successfully claimed a lower band and got back-payments. I found a website showing what bands nieghbouring properties wer in and showed that most of the houses in the cheaper band were worth more than mine! It was about 3 years after we bought too. 
I think what happened was the the property was divided up after the council tax bands were set.

SussexSue

I am currently querying my tax band. I have lived here 22 years. Would the Council reimburse me for 22 years over charging or is there a limit of years they would acknowledge and repay. Also, should they pay me interest on any sums they have overcharged?

lincroft1710

SussexSue said:

I am currently querying my tax band. I have lived here 22 years. Would the Council reimburse me for 22 years over charging or is there a limit of years they would acknowledge and repay. Also, should they pay me interest on any sums they have overcharged?

If the band is reduced the council should reimburse any overpayment. But their records may no longer go back as far as 22 years, so there may be a limit on how many years they will repay. Councils do not pay interest on CT refunds