Council tax is illegal!

[SueEllen]

[QUOTE=vetran;n4216800]

They can do it like house valuations.

So they band people's homes like now. Then do a drive by house valuation every 5 or so years. Then increase the value of homes in the band and the property tax as a percentage will naturally adjust accordingly.

It will help encourage people move out of homes too big for them.[/QUOTE]

yeah because people buying stuff with their own money is so bourgeoise.

There are a number of organisations that will provide you with fairly reliable pricing for most housing based on sales and other stats. Zoopla being one.

Zoopla's data is so inaccurate it isn't funny.

The same houses on the same street can vary by 50% due to when they were last sold. Oh and the houses are the same.

Anyway mortgage valuations use a similar technique but it is not as mad as what Zoopla comes out with.

[d000hg]

That's one way they do mortgage valuations.

And? A mortgage valuation is used for a lender to decide how much of their money I can have - it's their prerogative when it's their money. Very different to determining how much tax I am told I have to pay.

[SueEllen]

And? A mortgage valuation is used for a lender to decide how much of their money I can have - it's their prerogative when it's their money. Very different to determining how much tax I am told I have to pay.

The initial banding was done through a similar exercise which is why you can appeal the band your property is in. Or did you think in 1990/1991 in England or 2002/2003 in Wales they visited every single property?

[d000hg]

The initial banding was done through a similar exercise which is why you can appeal the band your property is in. Or did you think in 1990/1991 in England or 2002/2003 in Wales they visited every single property?

So your argument is that since we did it badly before, we should do it badly again?

[xoggoth]

The initial banding was done through a similar exercise which is why you can appeal the band your property is in. Or did you think in 1990/1991 in England or 2002/2003 in Wales they visited every single property?

Been thinking about appealing my property band, all the newer builds in my road are in a higher band although they aren't worth more on average.

[d000hg]

Another quirk of Council Tax being based on banding of the house not valuation is that people in more expensive areas pay proportionately less.

I wonder if anyone already has compiled a "council tax as % of actual value" for different parts of the country?

[SueEllen]

So your argument is that since we did it badly before, we should do it badly again?

Well you can pay for them to come around to your property.

Myself and a lot of others would be happy for it to be based on the lowest valued similar property on the street.