Council Tax Band Appeal

Jungfrauyearning

Hi
The house that I own is a 2-bed bungalow that was built in the late 1960's and extended/altered in 2001/2 to provide additional space on the ground floor and a bedroom and a bathroom in the former loft. I purchased in August last year.
In late December the VOA notified me that it had moved the property from Council Tax band D to F on account of those alterations. I challenged that in June using the GOV.UK procedure, providing details of six houses no more than 1/4 mile away that are within +/- 10% of my floor area and banded E (some since 1993), only to receive a brief response in July to tell me that I had provided insufficient comparable evidence "to allow us to undertake a review". I am at a loss to understand that; whilst it is fair to say that my house is unique in the near vicinity - there are no other former bungalows that have been sold after having been altered in similar fashion - I aver that what was formerly a detached single storey dwelling (commonly called a bungalow) is now a detached multi storey dwelling (commonly called a house) and that my evidence, related to multi-storey dwellings built as such, is admissible. I now wish to appeal to Tribunal.
So, there are two questions I have for forum members:
1. Can I properly compare my dwelling with other multi-storey dwellings?
2. The government's "Council Tax band changes" guidance states that "A property that's increased in size may move to a higher band when it's next purchased" (my emphasis). Does anyone know whether that means that the VOA may only re-band following the next sale so that if the property changes hands again it is out of time to do so and, if so, whether there is any case authority on the issue? The point is significant because my house was sold to my seller in 2016 and was not re-banded at that time.
Thank you, all, in anticipation.

lincroft1710

1. You should try to compare your home with dwellings of a similar age, type and size. As it only has a bedroom and bathroom in the former loft space, it sounds as if it is still more like a bungalow than a traditional 2 storey house. Had it got 2 (or more) bedrooms on the first floor then it would be more akin to a house than a bungalow. I would suggest you look at pure bungalows of a similar size and see what you come up with.

2. There is no time limit for the VOA to re-band a dwelling.