Portfolio Band Screening for Property Professionals
Triage your entire portfolio in minutes. Identify overbanded properties worth challenging. Built for investors and letting agents.
For Property Investors & Letting AgentsNo sign-up
- properties overbanded
- ~1 in 5
- average overpayment per property
- £400/yr
A Smarter Way to Audit Your Portfolio
Step 1
Triage — £4.99 per property
Buy the Council Tax Band Guide once per property in your portfolio. Each purchase includes a personalised report on that property; the guide itself is the same document every time. Each check takes just 1 minute and gives you a summary of what the records show about your property.
Find out which properties are worth challenging before spending anything significant. Most investors find 1–2 strong cases per 5–10 properties checked.
Step 2
Challenge the winners — £19.99 per property
For any property you decide to challenge, buy the Complete Challenge Bundle. It contains everything you need to submit a formal VOA challenge yourself — no solicitor required.
Pre-populated VOA challenge letter, PAD data request template, step-by-step submission guide and a full evidence checklist.
The Numbers for a 10-Property Portfolio
For a letting agent or investor managing 10 properties, the economics are straightforward:
| Action | Cost |
|---|---|
| Check 10 properties (10 personalised reports, plus the guide) | £49.90 |
| Challenge 2 winning cases (Complete Challenge Bundles) | £39.98 |
| Total spend | £89.88 |
| Estimated annual saving (2 properties × £400) | £800 |
| Payback period | Under 2 months |
These are estimates. Your actual saving will depend on your specific properties.
What You Get
Council Tax Band Guide
Use for: Triage
£4.99per property
- A summary of what the records show about each property
- What each record shows, whichever band it points to
- EPC comparable analysis
- Land Registry evidence
- 1991/2003 value estimate
- PDF summary
Complete Challenge Bundle
Use for: Challenging
£19.99per property
Best Value
- Everything in Full Report
- Pre-populated VOA challenge letter
- PAD data request template
- Step-by-step submission guide
- Evidence checklist
- Professional comparable analysis
Why band errors go unnoticed
Not part of due diligence
Solicitors check title, surveys check structure — nobody checks whether the council tax band is correct.
Agents don’t flag it
It’s not a standard management check. Band anomalies sit undetected across entire portfolios for years.
It skews your numbers
A wrong band inflates void costs, deters tenants, and distorts yield calculations — silently, from day one.
Who this is for
Property Investors
Check the band before you exchange.
A wrong band inflates void-period costs and skews your yield assumptions. Run a 60-second check on any acquisition target and factor the real council tax position into your offer.
Letting Agents
Flag band anomalies to clients before they ask.
Batch-check your managed portfolio and surface potential savings for clients. It's a low-effort value-add that demonstrates proactive management and strengthens retention.
Portfolio Owners
Audit your entire portfolio in one session.
Whether you hold 5 BTLs or 50+ HMOs, a single batch check identifies which properties are worth challenging. At £400/year per misbanded property, the ROI is immediate.
Start With One Property
Enter a postcode, see what the records show about the property, and decide whether it's worth pursuing. The whole process takes just 1 minute.
Portfolio & Agency Pricing
TaxBandCheck is used by property investors and letting agents to identify council tax band anomalies across managed portfolios. For pricing tailored to your portfolio size, get in touch.
Why Check the Band Before You Buy?
Council tax bands were set in 1991 (2003 in Wales) based on estimated property values. Extensions, conversions, and shifting local markets mean many properties are sitting in the wrong band. A misbanded property inflates the total occupancy cost, deters tenants, and distorts your yield calculation from day one.
The TaxBandCheck tool compares any property's current band against comparable nearby properties using official VOA data. Run a check on any acquisition target before you exchange — it takes 60 seconds and costs nothing.
How Letting Agents Can Use This Tool
If you manage 50–200+ properties, band errors are statistically likely across your portfolio. Running a batch check surfaces anomalies you can flag to clients — demonstrating proactive management and giving them an actionable reason to stay with your agency.
It's a low-effort value-add: enter postcodes, review the results, and share the flagged properties with the relevant client. No specialist knowledge required.
What to Do if a Property Is Flagged
If a property is flagged with an amber or red status, the next step is to appeal the council tax band with the VOA. The process is straightforward: submit evidence online showing that comparable properties in the area are in a lower band. Our Council Tax Band Guide (£4.99) includes a personalised report on the property, which gives you the comparable data, and the Complete Challenge Bundle (£19.99) includes a pre-populated VOA challenge letter.
If the appeal succeeds, the band is corrected and the council tax payer is entitled to a backdated refund, potentially worth thousands of pounds.
Bulk Portfolio Audits
For larger portfolios, use the enquiry form above and we'll tailor access to your needs. You'll receive a detailed report showing the status of each property, ready to share with clients or stakeholders.