An aggrieved person may appeal certain decisions of local authorities in relation to council tax. An appeal can be made in relation to decisions on: Valuations Liability Completion Notices Penalties The most common type of appeal for landlords will be in relation to liability. An appeal can be made under liability on: That a dwelling is not exempt That someone is, or is not, a liable person That a disability reduction should not be...

[insert landlord name and address] The Benefits Manager [insert address of housing benefit department] [insert date] Dear Sir or Madam Reference – Request for revision of Decision and Appeal Your Ref: [insert hb ref] I have received your notification of a decision not to pay me as landlord dated [insert date of notification] and the written statement of reasons dated [insert date of written statement of reasons]. I hereby request ......

This entry is part 7 of 7 in the series Housing Benefit - 8 weeks arrears appeal / compensation Before appealing, you should have asked for a written statement of reasons within one month of the decision. Once this has been received, the first stage of an appeal is to request a revision of the decision. When this is done, someone of higher authority than the original decision maker will review the decision. If the new decision is not more...

This entry is part 6 of 7 in the series Housing Benefit - 8 weeks arrears appeal / compensationWhat is a written statement of reasons? When you have received a decision in writing, in most cases the decision is appeal-able within one month. However, you may also ask for a written statement of reasons which should give full details of how the decision was reached. When a statement of reasons is requested, the one month time limit is put on hold...

This entry is part 5 of 7 in the series Housing Benefit - 8 weeks arrears appeal / compensationIf a local authority refuses to pay a landlord direct after a request by the landlord (perhaps because the tenant is eight weeks or more in arrears), the landlord becomes a “person affected” by any decision whether to pay direct or not. A person affected may make an appeal but a landlord must act quickly because there is only 1 month to...