Council Tax

Appeals

Making an appeal does not confer any rights to withhold payment.

If your appeal is successful you will be entitled to a refund of any overpaid tax.

Appeals against banding

The grounds for appeal about the banding of your property are restricted to the following cases:

Where you became the taxpayer in respect of a dwelling for the first time. (Your appeal must be made to the Listing Officer within 6 months, but if the same appeal has already been considered and determined by a Valuation Tribunal, it cannot be made again
Where you believe that the banding should be changed because there has been a material increase or material reduction in a dwelling's value
Where you start or stop using part of your dwelling to carry out a business, or the balance between domestic and business use change
Where the Listing Officer has altered a list without a proposal having been made by a taxpayer

The Listing Officer

Is an independent Officer of the Crown.

The Listing Officer can be contacted at:

Valuation Office Agency

10th Floor

Crown House

6 Linton Road

Barking

IG11 8HJ

Tel: 020 8272 0100

Fax: 020 8272 0199

Valuation Office Agency website|

Appeals against council tax decisions

There are also appeal rights if you consider that you are not liable to pay council tax, for example, because you are not the resident or owner; or because the property is exempt; or that we have made a mistake in calculating your bill.

If you wish to make an appeal on these grounds you must first notify the council tax section, in writing, so that we have the opportunity to reconsider the case.

Contact

Visit us at:

Council Tax Section

Revenues and Benefits

90 Stour Road

Dagenham

RM10 7JD

Write to us at:

Council Tax Section

The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

PO Box 48

Dagenham

RM10 7DE

Tel: 020 8227 2926

Fax: 020 8227 2320

Email: ctax@lbbd.gov.uk|