Appeals to the Valuation Office
You can make appeals to the Valuation Officer, who is an officer of an agency of HM Revenues and Customs (HMRC) 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.
Council Tax :
Andrew Corkish MRICS MCMI
Listing Officer
Council Tax East
Valuation Office Agency
Ground Floor
Ferrers House
Castle Meadow Road
Nottingham
NG2 1AB
Tel: 03000 501501
Fax: 03000 500975
Email: cteast@voa.gsi.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 your appeal is successful any overpayment will be refunded.
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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, a reduction for disabled people or an amount under the Council Tax Reduction Scheme (see Ways to Reduce your Bill).
Write to us at the address shown in the Contact Details section, and give your reasons as to why you think the Council Tax account should be changed. We will reconsider the facts and let you know our decision.
You still have to pay Council Tax until your appeal is decided. If your appeal is successful any overpayments will be refunded.
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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
Hepworth House
2 Trafford Court
Doncaster
Yorks
DN1 1PN
Telephone : 01302 342324
Fax : 01302 321447
Tribunal Service Email
Tribunal Service Website
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 your appeal is successful any overpayments will be refunded.
If you disagree with the Valuation Tribunal's decision, you have four 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.
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