Reduction in Council Tax query

[Neutron]

Does anyone know if it is true that if you live in close proximity to phone masts or power lines you can get a reduction on your council tax, please?
Has anyone been successful in doing so, i wonder?
It is worth a try, if true!

[dzug]

I think it would only be possible if you could show the value of your property was diminished by the presence of those objects AND that it hadn't already been taken into account when valuing the property.

[Neutron]

Thanks for replying, dzug.
The 2 masts are very recently erected and I'm still paying at Band F, �1775 a year, so nothing has been deducted. Also, the properties like mine for sale nearby are not selling or have had sales fall through with the reasons given that the masts are too close and people are worried about health risks for their children.
I'm sure lots of other home owners are in the same boat over this, with the large numbers of masts being erected all the time in populated areas, near schools and homes, etc. So I thought I'd ask other peoples' experiences.

Thanks again.

[Neutron]

(Sorry, I was looking at a previous year's charges. I'm now paying �1862 for band F.)

[oldhenry]

You need to take this up with the Inland Revenue,not the local council that bills you.
The values used are still the 1991 ones so it is going to be a hard job proving the case, but anything is worthwhile.

[dzug]

You need to prove a big enough reduction in the value of your property (in hypothetical 1991 figures) to shift you down to the band below. Not just any old reduction.

Band F is �129000 - �160000, so if your property came down from �160K to �130K, your tax band would be unchanged. If it went from �135K to �125K, a much smaller drop, then you would get a reduction in tax.

[Neutron]

Thanks for your replies.