Martin Lewis’ simple check wins £6,000 refund for billpayer
Martin Lewis shares council tax advice that saved billpayer £6,000
- Financial expert Martin Lewis shared council tax advice that resulted in an ITV viewer receiving a £6,000 refund.
- The viewer successfully challenged their council tax band after following Lewis's guidance on his Money Show Live programme.
- Lewis's Money Saving Expert estimates that approximately 400,000 households in the UK could potentially lower their council tax bands.
- His advice involves checking if your property's council tax band is higher than similar neighbouring properties.
- Billpayers should also verify their property's value in 1991, as council tax bands are based on valuations from that year, and only challenge if both checks indicate a discrepancy to avoid unintended consequences for neighbours.