Mary Fisher wrote:
"Mark" wrote in message
...

If you own an individual type house, now would be a good time to invite
the
Pikeys to camp on your front drive. ;-(
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4399433.stm
http://tinyurl.com/4ej6c


Whatever you do, wherever you live, you can bet that you won't get a reduced
valuation!

I'm particularly hacked off about it, because when we extended our house
about 3 years ago, one of the things we looked into before doing so was
what effect it would have on my council tax banding. We were assured
that it wouldn't affect it; there was an exemption on paying any extra
until we ever came to sell the house; at that point it would be subject
to revaluation for the new owners. Fine, we thought. But now the
goalposts have been moved - why am I not surprised? - and apparently my
property is to be re-banded at its full new value.

Checking at http://www.voa.gov.uk/council_tax/index.htm shows a large
asterisk against my address, placed there by the LA when they gave us
planning permission, denoting that we would need re-banding when we sold
the property - so, not much chance we'll be overlooked.

David