Appeal Council Tax band due to "local area changing"

[tele_lover]

Our Council Tax band is 1 to 3 bands higher than our immediate 3 neighbours either side. Our house is not identical size, but not much bigger. Certainly not 3 bands!

As it's been more than 6 months, to be allowed a formal appeal I'd have to use "local area has changed" reason. Gov website lists examples: a supermarket or main road being built nearby.

We've had 300-400 houses built within 700 yards and our main road isn't even wide-enough for 2 cars. Would this suffice? I'm only using this reason to overcome the 6 month limit.

Does anyone have any experience with this/advice?

[chrisch77]

I suggest you have a read of Martin Lewis’ advice regarding challenging council tax banding if you haven’t already done so - https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/council-...

He recently devoted an episode of his weekly podcast to this subject also.

[the-norseman]

Using the calculator on his site I should be in D not E but lived here for a few years now.

[nordboy]

The cynical side of me thinks that appealing it is a fantastic way to piss the neighbours off, they'll review it and bump them all up a couple of bands

[tele_lover]

the-norseman said:

Using the calculator on his site I should be in D not E but lived here for a few years now.

Mine is beyond 6 months but that's why I'm interested in the "local area changing" point.

I think you can still "query" your band, but it's less-formal that appealing it.

[Greshamst]

nordboy said:

The cynical side of me thinks that appealing it is a fantastic way to piss the neighbours off, they'll review it and bump them all up a couple of bands

Yea… it’s unlikely to get your council tax decreased. But it is likely you’ll be the cause of getting all your neighbours council tax increased…

I wouldn’t want them to know you’re the cause.

[ChocolateFrog]

nordboy said:

The cynical side of me thinks that appealing it is a fantastic way to piss the neighbours off, they'll review it and bump them all up a couple of bands

That would be hilarious if you didn't get on with your neighbours.

Edit. Off to check if I can shaft my nob head neighbours.

[CubanPete]

They won't increase CT band until there is a change of ownership.

[pghstochaj]

In practice, you can just apply for a review. They might push back on the six month thing but just say that you think there is an error that needs to be corrected. My property is band H and I think it should be band G, so I requested a review despite moving in seven years ago.

They accepted that a review should be carried out but it has now been 12 months (out of 60 working days).