However, during her appeal, a different set of measurements were taken by the VOA which calculated the 21 homes to be 123 square metres, now classing them all as band E properties.
The challenge was turned down, which led the woman to taking the next steps and going to the valuation tribunal.
Shortly before her second hearing, one of the other homeowners got a surveyor to measure their own property, which matched the measurements the woman had provided, however she said this new evidence “was allowed but subsequently ignored”.
The entire experience has taken a massive toll on her, as she noted: “My work and home life has suffered. I am fed up. I have a tight chest. I go to bed thinking of the injustice and I wake up thinking of it. I feel helpless. I feel hopeless. I feel alone.”
