Written Question·Treasury·UIN 47257

Council Tax: Tax Rates and Bands

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Kevin Hollinrake

Conservative — Thirsk and Malton

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency can increase council tax bands outside the sale of a property where the property owner has not challenged the existing valuation.

Answer

James Murray
Outside the sale of a property, there are very limited circumstances where a listing officer (LO) can alter a Council Tax band. If an LO is satisfied there is an error in the valuation list, they have a statutory duty to correct that error. If that error ...
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