Council Tax Bandings
There will be one council tax bill for each domestic property whether it is owned, rented or empty. The listing officer from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) places each property into a band for council tax purposes. The VOA is part of the Inland Revenue and is independent from the council.
The VOA is required by law to allocate an appropriate band to each domestic property, by calculating a market value for each property. This value is shown as what the value of the propert would have been on April 1 1991.
The value will fall into one of eight prescribed bands and that will determine the appropriate amount of council tax that you will be required to pay each year before any council tax discounts are made.
Sometimes improvements made to your home will increase its value and it could justify an increase in your council tax banding. However this increase will not take place until the ownership of the property changes or a revaluation takes place.
The bandings
There are eight council tax bands (A to H) as listed in the table below.
|
Band
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
G |
H |
|
Value of property on April 1 1991 (£) |
Under 40,000 |
40,001 - 52,000 |
52,001 - 68,000 |
68,001 - 88,000 |
88,001 - 120,000 |
120,001 - 160,000 |
160,001 - 320,000 |
Over 320,000 |
|
Southwark element (£) |
608.09 |
709.44 |
810.79 |
912.14 |
1,114.84 |
1,317.54 |
1,520.23 |
1,824.28 |
|
Greater London Authority (GLA) element (£) |
206.55 |
240.97 |
275.40 |
309.82 |
378.67 |
447.52 |
516.37 |
619.64 |
|
Overall council tax (£) |
814.64 |
950.41 |
1,086.19 |
1,221.96 |
1,493.51 |
1,765.06 |
2,036.60 |
2,443.92 |
Appeals against banding
If you wish to appeal against the banding of your property, this should be made to the listing officer of the Valuation Office Agency and not Southwark Council.
You may appeal against your banding if
- You have been liable for your property for less than six months and can demonstrate that its value at April 1 1991 would have been in a different band
- You believe that your property's value has altered enough to merit an alteration in band, eg as a result of a change in the physical state of the area or the demolition or conversion of part of the property
Please remember that all council tax valuations are based on April 1991 values. General changes in the level of house prices since then are not grounds for appeal.
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA)
The Valuation Office website allows you to view the banding for your property as well as others in your area. It will also allow you to submit an online appeal.
VOA contact details
The listing officer Tel: 020 8276 8600 Fax: 020 8276 8699
http://www.voa.gov.uk/
London South Group 2nd Floor 1 Francis Grove Wimbledon London SW19 4DT
Contact us
By telephone
020 7525 1880 - housing and council tax benefit 020 7525 1850 - council tax
By post
Revenues and Benefits London Borough Of Southwark P.O. Box 782 Bromley BR1 3YE
Please indicate which department your query is for.
In person
Bermondsey One Stop Shop Spa Road Bermondsey SE16 3QN
Peckham One Stop Shop Ground Floor Peckham Library 122 Peckham Hill Street SE15 5JR
Walworth One Stop Shop 151 Walworth Road London SE17 1RY
Dulwich Area Housing Office 41-43 East Dulwich Road Dulwich SE22 9BY
All one stop shops are open from Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. In addition, Peckham one stop shop is open on Saturday, 9am to 1pm.
By email
Housing/council tax benefit: souhousingbenefitsuk@liberata.com Council tax: Soucounciltaxuk@Liberata.com
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