# COUNCIL TAX BANDING APPEAL LETTER
Date: 18 March 2030
Parties: Leah Morgan and the Valuation Office Agency
## 1. Purpose and parties
To the Valuation Office Agency: I am Leah Morgan, council-tax payer for 14 Oak Avenue, Bristol BS1 1AA, account Bristol City Council 771204. The property is recorded in Band E; I ask the VOA to review the banding, not the council's tax rate or collection conduct.
## 2. Facts, scope and terms
The three-bedroom 1930s semi-detached house has an internal area of 82 square metres and no extension at the relevant date. The adjoining comparable homes at 12 and 16 Oak Avenue, with the same construction and similar size, are Band D. The online listing and photographs show no material feature justifying Band E.
## 3. Process and responsibilities
The evidence suggests a 1 April 1991 value of approximately £87,500: a 1991 sale at 12 Oak Avenue, a historic local valuation schedule and adjustments for the slightly smaller garden. Band D's 1991 range is £68,001–£88,000; Band E begins at £88,001. I enclose the comparator schedule and source dates.
## 4. Evidence, records and safeguards
Please check the property description, effective date, comparable evidence and any previous alteration record. Please acknowledge that the VOA, rather than Bristol City Council, determines the band. I consent to the lawful use of my contact and property information and ask that confidential third-party data is redacted.
## 5. Review, escalation and outcome
If the VOA agrees, please issue the appropriate decision so the council can amend the list and recalculate future liability. If it does not agree, please give reasons and explain any statutory proposal or challenge route available to me. A band challenge is not a request to cancel accrued council-tax bills.
## 6. Reservations and practical protections
I understand formal appeal rights depend on statutory grounds and time limits; where an appeal lies, I may take the matter to the Valuation Tribunal for England after the VOA stage. I will continue paying undisputed council tax and will not treat this letter as a tribunal notice unless the prescribed route is followed.
## 7. England and Wales law and completion
Please reply to 14 Oak Avenue or leah.morgan@example.co.uk; post and email are alternative methods. England and Wales law and the VOA process apply. Yours faithfully, Leah Morgan, 18 March 2030.