Martin Lewis reveals two simple checks that could lower your council tax bill forever — Daily Express

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4 Apr 11:02

How to cut your council tax with little-known trick helping thousands

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Martin Lewis reveals two simple checks that could lower your council tax bill forever

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Scotland plots new council tax band for 1 group of homes

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Martin Lewis reveals two simple checks that could lower your council tax bill forever

Thousands of people were able to challenge the government on their property’s council tax band last year, resulting in a lower council tax bill.

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How to cut your council tax with little-known trick helping thousands

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Scotland plots new council tax band for 1 group of homes

Martin Lewis (humorist), money expert

What you need to do is go onto Valuation Office Agency to check your council tax band of an identical property, or if it's Scotland, Scottish Assessors Association website. If you're in a higher band, the name is in identical properties; then you need to work out what band you would have been in 1991 if that shows you had a band. Then you need to look at going forward to get your band lower.”

Speaking to Good Morning Britain viewers this week, Mr Lewis, who has been spreading awareness of the issue for nearly 20 years, suggested

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My big warning: only do this if you pass both checks,

Mr Lewis told viewers of his ITV show last year

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They simply cannot absorb the quadruple whammy of extra costs that came forward yesterday,

he said

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