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Re:Who Owns England? by james1071 on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @07:55PM (#14406503)
Council tax is not a tax on property values.

The amount that a person has to pay depends on the budget of the local council and the banding of the property that the person lives in.

Re:Who Owns England? by stevekemp on Wednesday May 24, 2017 @12:54AM (#14407678)
Technically true, but a given property is placed in a specific band based upon the value of the property.

The only real reason why this isn't a direct link is that the banding is not reassessed regularly.

I do know some people who successfully persuaded their local council to move their property to a lower-priced band based upon the alleged fall in property value..