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Council Tax challenge form

Forms and guidance notes for challenging your Council Tax band in England and Wales.

From:
Valuation Office Agency
Published
18 July 2018
Last updated
28 October 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Council Tax proposal form for properties in England

PDF, 595 KB, 3 pages

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Council Tax proposal form for properties in Wales (English language version)

PDF, 1.44 MB, 3 pages

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Council Tax proposal form for properties in Wales (Welsh language version)

PDF, 661 KB, 3 pages

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Houses in multiple occupation (HMO) proposal form

PDF, 281 KB, 3 pages

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Before you submit this form

Contact the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) to explain why you think your band is wrong. You must be able to provide evidence. The VOA may be able to review and change your band without you needing to challenge it.

You must be able to prove that you are the owner or occupier, or have permission to represent them.

Please note: if you are looking to add a property to the Council Tax valuation list, you will need to contact your local council and ask them to raise a report for us to be able to assign a Council Tax band to the property.

If you want your property deleted from the Council Tax list, please review our guidance on removing a property from the Council Tax list before submitting your challenge.

Enquiries

Email: ctinbox@voa.gov.uk

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Updates to this page

Published 18 July 2018
Last updated 28 October 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added guidance link for property deletions.

  2. The Council Tax proposal form for properties in Wales (Welsh language version) has been updated.

  3. The Council Tax proposal form for properties in Wales (Welsh language version) has been updated.

  4. We have updated the forms and changed the titles for clarity.

  5. The HMO Proposal form has been added.

  6. Council Tax proposal form has been updated.

  7. The three forms have been updated on this page to reflect an email change.

  8. 6 July 2020 - Added warning that proposers must prove their connection to the property.

  9. We've added a Welsh version of the Council Tax proposal form, and updated the existing documents.

  10. First published.

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