Council tax reduction

You can use this form to appeal to the Valuation Tribunal against your council’s decision about your council tax reduction or support. The Tribunal is an independent body and is not connected with the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) or the council.

Please read the guidance before completing this form. We will need a copy of the council’s decision that you are appealing against. Please attach it at the end of the form or contact us if you are unable to do this.

If you would prefer to download a copy of this form to complete offline, please click here.

The VTS is a data controller under the data protection legislation. By law, we have to collect from you the data we ask for on the form in order for you to make an appeal. The guidance and our Privacy Notice let you know how we use the information you give us.

This form should NOT be used if you are appealing against your council tax banding or liability, or if you have had a penalty imposed. Please click on the correct form in the menu on the left of this page.

Please fill in the boxes below.
Please write your full name and address in the space provided. (If you are filling in this form for someone else, please enter their details). You must complete items marked with an *
Your name*
Address (max 200 characters)*
Postcode*
Telephone number
How would you prefer us to contact you?*
- By post
- By email
Email address*
Is the appeal about the address above?*
- Yes
- No
If you answered "No", type the address in the box below.
If the address provided above does not relate to the appeal, please complete the address to which the appeal relates below...
Address (max 150 characters)
Post code
Name of council*
The date you wrote to the council*
The date the council wrote back to you and told you that you had the right to appeal
If the council has not written back to you and it is more than two months since you wrote to them:
- Please tick this box
If you have also made a housing benefit appeal that you are waiting to hear about:
- Please tick this box
Council tax reference / bill reference (you will find this on your council tax bill or the decision letter from the council)
Please use the box below to explain your reasons for appealing*

  It is not enough to say, “I don’t agree” or, “Please review”, or “The tax is too much”. You need to say why and what
  change you want the Tribunal to make.

  You can type a maximum of 1600 characters in this box. Photos or other attachments should not be pasted here
  but in the box below where we ask "Do you have any documents to support your application?"
Please send us a copy of the council's decision if you received one. You can upload up to four documents with a maximum combined file size of 8Mb.
Do you have any documents to support your application?
Drop files here or

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