[Neil]

As a side issue why do we have council tax banding anyway? Just because someone lives in a less expensive house does not mean they use less council services. It would be interesting to see a breakdown of public spending by council tax banded area. I know it might be hard to get accurate figures but I would suspect less money is spent on services in band D area's than band A areas.

Maybe council tax banding should be more like car insurance, as in your insurance will vary depending on what your area is costing the insurance company.