In England and Scotland your council tax band depends on your home’s value in 1991 (Wales 2005), when the last (and only) valuation was done.

It’s likely 100,000s of homes are in the wrong band as drive-by 'second-gear valuations' were commonplace. (See our Council Tax Check & Challenge guide.)

However, redoing it would likely see widespread changes to valuations and risk some paying substantially more (others less). Is it worth it? Some may argue the whole system should be scrapped, but that’s a different poll. So…

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