Brits could be due thousands back in council tax after overpaying for 30 years

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money back. The exact amount each person will get depends on how much they've overpaid their council tax by and for how long. READ MORE: Thousands of Brit households have weeks left to claim £150 council tax rebate The council tax bill for a Band D house in East Lothian is £1,314.69 for the current 2022/23 tax year.This went up from £1,151.15 just five years ago.Meanwhile, a Band E property the total bill for this tax year is £1,762.84 – up from £1,512.48 in 2016.STV News reports houses moved down from those bands would be entitled to £400 a year in refunds for each year they overpaid.

The review into council tax payments was conducted by the local valuation board.But not every household is due money back, according to the investigation.They won't be expected to repay any council tax payments over the years when they were in a lower band.Council leader Norman Hampshire said: "Our council tax team will be updating our records to reflect the changes and will issue revised notices over the next few weeks." You can check council bands online for free by using the GOV.UK website for properties in England or the Scottish Assessors Association for Scotland.

But keep in mind that it could just be your entire street is in the wrong banding. Martin Lewis' MoneySavingExpert website has a free calculator tool to see which band you should be put in. Want all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox?