Council Tax band challenge form
Source: gov.uk (2025-10-19)

Fill in and send this form to the Valuation Office Agency to challenge your Council Tax band.

Before you challenge

You must be able to prove that you:
- are the owner or occupier of the property
- have permission to represent the owner or occupier
If you are submitting the challenge on behalf of someone else, you must also fill in an authority to act form (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/give-authority-to-act-for-council-tax-challenges) and send both forms to the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) together. If you do not send both forms together, your challenge may be marked as invalid.

You can also submit a Council Tax band challenge online (https://www.gov.uk/challenge-council-tax-band/how-to-challenge), unless you are submitting a challenge on behalf of someone else.

If you want to add a property to the Council Tax valuation list, contact your local council (https://www.gov.uk/find-local-council).

Find out what evidence to submit when you:
- have a legal right to make a challenge (https://www.gov.uk/challenge-council-tax-band/legal-right-to-make-a-challenge)
- do not have a legal right to make a challenge (https://www.gov.uk/challenge-council-tax-band/do-not-have-a-legal-right-to-make-a-challenge)
- want to delete a property from the Council Tax list (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/removing-a-property-from-the-council-tax-list)
How to fill in the forms

You can either:
- download the relevant form and fill it in on-screen
- print the form and fill it in by hand
The form may not work if you try to open it in your internet browser. To open the form you need to:

Download and save the form on your computer.

Open it using the latest free version of Adobe Reader (http://get.adobe.com/uk/reader/).

Properties in England

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68fb449fb3e33205c4e6f077/council_tax_proposal_form_england.pdf)

Council Tax proposal form for properties in England (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68fb449fb3e33205c4e6f077/council_tax_proposal_form_england.pdf)

PDF, 322 KB, 3 pages

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(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68efb484e7b6794c076bbed3/house_in_multiple_occupancy_proposal_form.pdf)

Council Tax proposal form for houses in multiple occupation (HMO) (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68efb484e7b6794c076bbed3/house_in_multiple_occupancy_proposal_form.pdf)

PDF, 281 KB, 3 pages

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Properties in Wales

(https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68fb4476c18f97edd2b6376b/council_tax_proposal_form_wales_english.pdf)

Council Tax proposal form for properties in Wales (https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/68fb4476c18f97edd2b6376b/council_tax_proposal_form_wales_english.pdf)

PDF, 323 KB, 3 pages

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Where to send the form

Attach the completed form to an email. Send it to xxx@xxx.xx (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).

If you prefer, you can send the completed form by post to:

Valuation OfficerWycliffe House Green Lane Durham DH1 3UW