Appeals
 
Appeals to the Valuation Office
You can make appeals to the Valuation Officer, who is an officer of an agency of the Inland Revenue if:
 

• Part of your home has been demolished.    
• The property has been converted from one house into flats or flats to a house.
• There have been physical changes to the area that has affected your home’s value.   
• The Valuation Officer has changed your home’s band, or a similar property’s band, in the last six months.
• You have become the new Council Tax payer for the property in the last six months.       

    
Appeals need to be made in writing to:

The Listing Officer
Valuation Office Agency
Enkalon House
92 Regent Road
Leicester
LE1 7DD

Phone: (0116) 280 0200

Fax: (0116) 280 0299

E-mail: eastmidlandsgroup.vo@gsi.gov.uk

Website: www.voa.gov.uk
 
 The Valuation Office will consider your appeal and let you know its decision in writing. If you disagree with the decision you can still appeal to a Valuation Tribunal.
 
You still have to pay Council Tax according to the valuation band shown on your bill until your appeal is decided. If it is successful any overpayment will be refunded.
 
Appeals to Leicester City Council
You can make appeals in writing to us if:
 

• You have received a bill but you think you are not the person who should be paying.

    

• You think your home should be exempt from any charge.

   

• You think your bill should include a discount or a reduction for disabled people (see the section below on Ways to Reduce your Bill).

 
Write to us at the address shown in the How to Contact Us section below, and give your reasons as to why you think you do not have to pay. We will reconsider the facts and let you know our decision.
 
You still have to pay Council Tax until your appeal is decided. If it is successful any overpayments will be refunded.
 
Appeals to the Valuation Tribunal

You can make appeals to the Valuation Tribunal if:
 
You are the owner of a newly built unoccupied property and disagree with the completion date shown on the completion notice we have sent you. This will be the date the property will be banded from and included in the Valuation List. If you disagree with the date, you need to appeal within 28 days of receiving the completion notice.
 
You can also make an appeal to the Valuation Tribunal if:
 

• You disagree with a decision we have made about an appeal you made to us.

   

• We have not made a decision on your appeal to us within 2 months.

   

• You disagree with the decision of your appeal to the Valuation Office.

 
Appeals need to be made in writing to:

Valuation Tribunal Service
3rd Floor
Pearl Assurance House
Friar Lane
Nottingham
NG1 6BT

Phone: (0115) 950 7607

Fax: (0115) 950 7100

E-mail: east.midlands@vto.gsx.gov.uk

Website: www.valuation-tribunals.gov.uk
 
The Valuation Tribunal, which is independent of both the Valuation Officer and Leicester City Council, will contact you to arrange a hearing and send you a leaflet to explain how the process works. The hearings are free however if a solicitor presents your case, you will need to pay their charges whether you are successful or not.
 
You still have to pay Council Tax until your appeal is decided. If it is successful any overpayments will be refunded.
 
If you disagree with the Valuation Tribunal's decision, you have 4 weeks from the decision date to ask them to look at it again, or take the appeal to the High Court on a question of law.