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Council Tax rebates

January 25, 2007 by admin  
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Millions of people may have been paying too much council tax due to rushed housing valuations which were carried out in 1993.

Many households are in line to receive thousands of pounds, with hundreds of people having already been given their windfall.

The news could go a long way to helping many homeowners who are struggling to keep up mortgage repayments as a result of rising interest rates.

Some homeowners have received thousands of pounds in back payments and campaigners are urging more people to see if they too are entitled to have their council tax cut.

It is possible to find out if you are paying too much council tax by making a simple online check.

Campaigners say that the problems arose when the Conservative government worked to quickly replace the hugely unpopular poll tax.

As many as 60 per cent of council tax valuations were carried out by estate agents, with a large number being labelled ’second gear valuations’, because agents would simply drive past a house and allocate it a band.

As a result, many people are now paying too much or too little council tax, with large discrepancies between homes on the same street.

Homeowners are being warned that their council tax could just as easily rise as a result of a revaluation.

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