new house council tax rebanding

weasle

PLEASE HELP.I have lived in my current house now for nearly 3 years (3yrs in may).It was a new build .My question is, as my house is a new build , am i still entitled to try to claim for my house to be rebanded.I am currently in band E, but after checking Martin's advice, i find my house should really be in band D.I would like to know if anyone feels that i have an strong case or not.

Mim_2

I moved into my brand new house 12 years ago. Following Martin's article a year or two ago I challenged my council tax banding. It got reduced from band E to Band C without any trouble. I received a refund of £2500, plus I didn't have to pay any council tax at all for the rest of that year (worth just on £600). Then last week, I received out of the blue another cheque from the council for nearly £400 as an audit had shown that I had been underpaid! So I got back £3500 in total with very little trouble, and with very great thanks to Martin!

So, the fact that your house is a new build has nothing to do with whether or not you can challenge your banding.

Mim_2

Sorry, I made an error. My banding got reduced from E to D (not C - I wish!).

weasle

Many thanks for the quick response to my thread.I have contacted my local VOA office who are now looking into it.Let hope that somthing comes from it.:TRegards Weasle


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