§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) how many appeals against council tax valuations in each London borough have been(a) received and (b) settled; and how many of those settled resulted in a reduced council tax valuation;
(2) how many appeals against council tax valuations in each London borough have been settled in the last six months; and what was the average cost of settling each appeal.
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 2 February 1994]: The number of appeals received in each of the London boroughs during the initial appeal period up to 30 November 1993 and the numbers settled in the six month period to 31 December 1993 are as shown.
The estimated average cost of processing a council tax appeal in the current financial year in England is £115. This estimate includes Valuation Office Agency and valuation tribunal costs.
832WStatistics relating to settlements which have resulted in a lower council tax band are not available centrally.
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Received Settled Barking and Dagenham 652 78 Havering 3,015 552 Bromley 8,056 1,214 Croydon 5,695 1,020 Sutton 2,862 523 City of London 200 15 Ealing 5,480 1,234 Hounslow 3,716 805 Barnet 7,214 1,214 Enfield 5,532 721 Haringey 5,768 1,127 Bexley 3,906 653 Greenwich 3,745 301 Lewisham 3,056 402 Brent 3,484 578 Harrow 2,634 480 Hillingdon 2,777 577 Hackney 3,213 564 Islington 4,943 894 Hammersmith and Fulham 5,220 1,255 Kensington and Chelsea 10,093 1,924 Lambeth 6,733 797 Southwark 5,168 684 Camden 7,322 1,302 City of Westminster 8,095 1,672 Redbridge 3,730 550 Waltham Forest 1,943 287 Newham 1,511 395 Tower Hamlets 1,961 289 Kingston upon Thames 2,304 439 Merton 2,236 318 Richmond upon Thames 4,642 897 Wandsworth 2,436 354