If it can be proved that a property is in a state of severe disrepair, it may be possible to challenge and subsequently delete the Council Tax band. We have recently successfully done so on behalf of our client, reducing their liability to £0.
The property was purchased in a derelict state in 2018; the ratepayer, however, was being charged a premium as the marketing particulars suggested the property could be safely lived in and the Local Authority therefore deemed it to have been empty for over two years.
We inspected and photographed the property and provided the Valuation Office Agency with details of the property history along with a detailed submission relating to the nature and extent of the disrepair and detailing the works which would be necessary to make the property habitable once again. A challenge to the Council Tax band was submitted.
The outcome was the successful removal of the property from the Council Tax list and the mitigation of our client’s liability.
