Council Tax

Following last nights programme on the subject I carried out the
prescribed checks and am horrified to find that my two bedroom property
is in the same band as three and four bedroom properties in the same

BoyPete...

snip

missed the prog. How did you find the band for other properties? :)

biffo...

Here Pete have a look here it may help you ;-)

BoyPete...

Well, I have established I'm probably banded wrong. I bought this house in
March '93, and paid £42,500 for it. I'm in band 'C'
I think it should be band 'B'...............maybe even 'A'.......

Band A - all under £40,000
Band B - £40,001 - £52,000
Band C - £52,001 - £68,000
Can't get on the .gov site atm, will try tonight. :)

BoyPete...

Have just been to see my neighbour..........identical property. They are in
band B.
I'm in the money.............:)

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°7 +...

Your neighbour won't thank you when they re-assess his property as Band C.

BoyPete...

Apparently, they were reaccessed from C to B 10 years ago.........and he

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°7 +...

So perhaps he should be paying for all that you've lost in those 10 years.
:)

never told me!!

MCC...

Are you sure you are comparing *identical* properties?

Rabbit...

Never mind comparing identical, have you seen
house in England for example is Band B but in Scotland it's Band D. That
IMHO is unfair.

The presence of even something so simple as an outside tap can make a
difference in some valuers' eyes.

BoyPete...

OK, identical, except I have an outside tap :)

ned...

...... An inverted fountain? Tres avant guarde. :-(

Oh, and a pond. And a burglar alarm, and security lights. ;)

ned...

...... A swimming pool? :-(
Don't mention frogs or they will rate you for a wildlife safari park.
:-(

Michaelangelo...

Perhaps they've got a helipad on their roof which you can't see. :)

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°7 +...

Up to class G then, 'cos you've obviously got somthing of value in your
house to warrant a burglar alarm and security lights. ;)

BoyPete...

Yeah, ME!

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°7 +...

OK, so higher than Class G then. :)

:(

Wrinklie One =?iso-8859-1?Q?=A9?=...

That wouldn't happen FN... They can only be re-assessed upwards when
sold.
The 4 bedroom house opposite us has a re-assessment pending when/if sold

Flyiñg Ñuñ 2°°7 +...

If the council think they can get more money out of you they'll try
anything. :)

Wrinklie One =?iso-8859-1?Q?=A9?=...

There's a search engine where you input your property and the ones
around you,
Have to warn you though, the site is very busy and slow even when you
can access it,

street.
Even more disturbing is the rights of appeal which should have been made
within six months of occupation.
I have, however, emailed the Local Valuation Officer and await response
with bated breath.

Jeff Gaines...

It was an interesting programme :-)

I started researching a few months ago following a newspaper article. The
trouble is that there are no 2 houses the same here, I guess I'll have to
try and research values a bit more.