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VOA challenge outcomes · 2023-24

Challenge your council tax band in North East

Challenging a band review rarely backfires. Across England & Wales, about 41% of resolved band reviews ended in a lower band and fewer than 1% went up.

In North East, 1,260 band challenges were resolved across 12 billing authorities in 2023-24, and 27.8% resulted in a reduction.

Source: VOA Council Tax: Challenges and Changes, 2023-24 (Open Government Licence v3.0).

By authority in North East

DarlingtonDurhamGatesheadHartlepoolMiddlesbroughNewcastle upon TyneNorth TynesideNorthumberlandRedcar and ClevelandSouth TynesideStockton-on-TeesSunderland

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