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Appeals

You must continue to pay your Council Tax while your appeal is being considered

Council Tax Appeals

You may appeal about the following Council Tax matters:

  • If we are charging you Council Tax and you do not think that you are the person who should pay
  • If you think you should get a discount and we are not giving you one, or we are not giving you the correct amount of discount
  • If you think your property should be exempt from Council Tax

To appeal please write to:

  • The Director of Finance,
    Aberdeenshire Council,
    Po Box 18533, Inverurie, AB51 5WX .

You or your representative must sign your appeal and it must contain the following information:

  • Your name, address and the date
  • The address of your property (if different)
  • The reference number shown on your Council Tax bill and the date of issue
  • Your reasons for appealing and any proof that supports your appeal

If a representative signs for you, they must also include their name and address.

We will look at your appeal and let you know our decision as soon as we can. If you are not happy with our decision, you can appeal to the Valuation Appeals Committee.

Valuation appeals

You can only appeal against the valuation band of your property for one of the following reasons:

  • If the whole or part of the property has been demolished
  • If you have moved house and think the valuation band of your new house is wrong (you must appeal within 6 months of taking over the property)
  • If the surroundings of the property have changed
  • If improvements have been made to the property and it has then been sold

If you are thinking about making an appeal against the valuation band of your property, please remember that the valuation was based on property prices as of the 1st April 1991. You cannot compare the price of a property you have recently bought to the valuation band the property is in.

If you have a query about the band in which your property has been placed, you should contact the Assessors of the Grampian Valuation Joint Board who work out the banding of your property.