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Details of Council Tax Banding Reviews completed in New Forest DC & NF National Park

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Dear Valuation Office Agency,

How many reviews have taken place since 1.1.2007 as a result of dwellings being restructured and how many reviews have resulted in no-change to the Tax Band ?

Is a regular audit carried out to ascertain that all planning approvals calling for a change in tax band have been carried out by the District Council?

Yours faithfully,

Colin Arthur

Freedom Of Information, Valuation Office Agency

Dear Mr Arthur,
 
VOA Reference 11793402.1/CEO
 
Thank you for your request made under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) 2000 (as set out below) which I confirm was received on 26 August
2018.
 
We aim to respond within 20 working days which should be no later than 24
September 2018
 
For the Valuation Office Agency (VOA)
 
Email: [1][voa request email]
 
 

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Dear Freedom Of Information,
Re your letter of 10.9.18 the "Clarity" requested is as follows:-

1. In the New Forest National Park many small houses are purchased and then extended/altered. I wish to have it confirmed that when they subsequently change hands these properties are properly assessed as to whether the original council tax band should be changed.
2. The New Forest National Park is a southern part of Hampshire to the west of Southampton. The billing authority is the New Forest District Council.

Notes
A) If council tax bands are not reassessed when properties change hands then the new owners pay less council tax than they should and local authorities (County, District, Town & Parish, Police and Fire) lose income.
B) The link which triggers a reassessment involves various departments in quite separate planning authorities including their building control departments, Revenue and Benefit departments, the Valuation Office Agency and a monthly billing report.

Many home owners feel that "improved" houses do not receive a Band change due to the lengthy chain of government departments not working properly and I believe that the "chain" through which information passes is not working properly.

Yours sincerely,

Colin Arthur

Freedom Of Information, Valuation Office Agency

Dear Mr Arthur

 

VOA Reference: 11793402.2/CEO

 

Thank you for your request made under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) 2000 (as set out below) which I confirm was received on 12
September 2018. 

We aim to respond within 20 working days which should be no later than 10
October 2018.

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA).

Email: [1][voa request email]

 

 

 

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Dear Freedom Of Information,

When may I expect a reply to my request?

Yours sincerely,

Colin Arthur

Freedom Of Information, Valuation Office Agency

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Dear Mr Arthur,

 

Please find attached the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA) reply to your
Freedom Of Information request.

 

 

Kind regards,

 

For the Valuation Office Agency

Email: [1][voa request email]

 

 

 

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