Your property has been placed in one of eight valuation bands ranging from 'A' to 'H'. Please see below for details of the different bands and how the band given to your property will affect the amount of Council Tax payable. The responsibility for compiling the banding list lies with the Valuation Officer (a Revenues and Customs Agency).
Council staff are not aware of the valuation of your property, only the band it has been placed in. You must contact the Valuation Officer for further information regarding this.
The basis of the valuation is the estimated capital value of your dwelling as at 1 April 1991. You cannot appeal just because your house has lost value since then. However, if your property has undergone works that have resulted in a material change either increasing or decreasing the value you may appeal. Where there has been a material change that increases the value, i.e. an extension, this will not be altered until the property is sold. Your banding also assumes that your dwelling is in a reasonable state of repair. Every chargepayer is given the Right to Appeal. Anyone who has lived in the property since at least 1 April 1993 needed to appeal before 30 November 1993. However, all new occupiers have the Right to Appeal up to six months from the date of occupation. Council Tax must be paid in full pending the outcome of any appeal.
The person who is responsible for compiling the Banding List for the Borough of Spelthorne is: 1st Floor, Warwick House, 67 Station Road Redhill Surrey RH1 1DLTelephone: 03000 501501
What counts as a dwelling? Houses, flats etc. will all count as dwellings, provided that they are at least partly used for domestic purposes. Mobile homes and houseboats generally count as dwellings. Certain properties, such as houses occupied by more than one household, where the residents share facilities such as kitchens or bathrooms, will generally count as one dwelling and the bill sent to the owner. How are they valued? In order to place all valuations on a common footing, a number of assumptions must be made and the legislation includes the following:
sale would be with vacant possession
house sold freehold
flats sold on a 99 year lease
the size, layout and character of the dwelling and the state of the locality were the same at 1 April 1991 as they were when the actual valuation took place.
the dwelling was in a reasonable state of repair
All valuations fixed as at 1 April 1991 What are the bands?ExampleIf the Band 'D' charge was set for this area at £1000 those properties in Band 'A' would pay £1000 x 66.6% = £666. Band 'G' would pay £1000 x 166.6% = £1666 and so on. Remember that anyone living alone and applying for a discount will have their bill reduced by 25%. Anyone on a low income can apply for up to 100% Council Tax Benefit. If you have moved property and your old address is subject to a banding change, the Council will send a revised account to your last known address. Unfortunately, the Council does not have the resources to trace all previous occupiers and as such, if you believe your property may have been subject to a successful banding appeal, you should contact the Revenues office who will be able to verify the details.Can I appeal? YesAll appeals were to be submitted between 1 April 1993 and 30 November 1993, however, new occupiers have the right to appeal up to six months from the date of occupation. HoweverPlease remember that Council Tax valuations will always be based on the price a property would have realised if it had been sold on 1 April 1991. Any change in value which has resulted from variances in house prices since then will be ignored Back to top of pageGraphical Version l
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