Council Tax - appeals

Council tax banding

If you are dissatisfied with the band your property is placed in, you may appeal against it, subject to the conditions outlined below.

ALL appeals against council tax bands should be directed to the Valuation Office Agency and NOT Maidstone Borough Council. The office dealing with appeals for Maidstone can be found at:

Jo Coll Listing Officer, Council Tax South, The Valuation Office Agency, Second Floor, 1 Francis Grove, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4DT.

Telephone: 03000 501501

Conditions

You can appeal against the band of your property if:

• You have been liable for the property for less than six months and you can demonstrate that the value of the property as at April 1, 1991 would have placed the property into a different band; and/or
• There has been a change in the physical state of the area, or structural changes to the property, which would reduce the value sufficiently to place it into another band.

Until an appeal has been determined, you must pay the Council Tax bill. If your appeal is successful, you will be credited with any overpayment.

Other appeals

If you are dissatisfied with any decision of the council relating to the granting or not granting of any exemption, discount  or disabled person relief, you should initially address your appeal to the Revenues Section of the council at Maidstone House, King Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6JQ.