What is council tax
What Is Council Tax? 
 
We are a Division of the Directorate of Finance, ICT and Procurement of Dudley MBC and are responsible to the Director of Finance and the Senior Assistant Director of Finance. The Assistant Director of Revenues, Benefits and Management Support, Mike N. Williams is in charge of the day to day management of the Division. 
 
Council Tax is a form of local taxation that helps pay for Council services including education and social services, the West Midlands Police Authority and Fire and Civil Defence.
 
Council Tax is payable on occupied and unoccupied domestic properties - there are a few exemptions. 
 
Your property, be it a house, bungalow, flat, maisonette, mobile home or houseboat, has been placed into one of eight valuation bands by the Listing Officer of the Valuation Office according to its value at 1st April 1991:
 
   Valuation Band   
   Valuation Range £   
   Council Tax 2008/09   
A
0 - 40, 000
£798.91
B
40, 001 - 52, 000
£932.07
C
52, 001 - 68, 000
£1,065.23
D
68, 001 - 88, 000
£1,198.38
E
88, 001 - 120, 000
£1,464.68
F
120, 001 - 160, 000
£1,730.99
G
160, 001 - 320, 000
£1,997.29
H
more than 320, 000
£2,396.76
 
The band that applies to your property is shown on your bill.
 
Appeals concerning your banding should be made to the Listing Officer (not the Council) at:
 
Kidderminster Valuation Office, Crown House, Bull Ring, Kidderminster, Worcestershire DY10 2AA
or
Telephone (01902) 438300 (please ask for Central Processing).
 
You may appeal about your banding if:
 
  • You have been liable for your property for less than 6 months and can demonstrate that its value at 1st April 1991 would have been such that it should be in a different band
  • You believe that your property's value has altered enough to merit an alteration in band, e.g. as a result of a change in the physical state of the area or the demolition/conversion of part of the property.
 
Please remember that all council tax valuations are based on April 1991 values; general changes in the level of house prices since then are not grounds for appeal. More detailed information is available from the Listing Officer at the above address.

Making an appeal does not allow you to withhold payment of council tax. If your appeal is successful, you will be credited with the amount of any overpaid tax
 
 

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