At 247Moneybox.com we know that council tax can be hard on your finances, and it is important to ensure that you are being charged the right amount. This follows the news from The Telegraph that 17 neighbours from Birmingham were able to claim a refund of £49,000 from their local council after successfully challenging their council tax bands. This kind of query is definitely worth pursuing, as the money owed by the council gets backdated to when you first started living at the property. Properties just next door could be in different tax level bands, so make sure you check it out.

The way to do this is simple. Just go to the website of the council tax list at the Valuation Office Agency, www.voa.gov.uk, then enter your postcode and find and compare the addresses of your house and the other houses on your street.

However, be careful as you are merely challenging what band your house is in, which could potentially lead to your house being re-valued into a higher band.