UK Council Tax Band Data Research & API Feasibility Study

I am building a UK property intelligence platform and need an expert researcher to investigate Council Tax Band data availability across England, Scotland and Wales.

This is a research-only project. No coding or development is required.

What I need researched

* How Council Tax Bands are assigned to individual properties
* Available public datasets containing Council Tax Band information
* Government and local authority data sources
* UPRN and address matching options
* Commercial data providers that offer Council Tax Band data
* Licensing restrictions on using Council Tax Band data in a commercial SaaS platform
* Whether Council Tax Band data can legally be stored in our own database
* Whether a Council Tax Band lookup API could be built and sold commercially
* The best approach for obtaining accurate Council Tax Band information for any UK property

Deliverables

Please provide a clear written report covering:

1. Available data sources
2. Licensing and legal considerations
3. Recommended approach
4. Commercial opportunities
5. Estimated difficulty of creating a nationwide Council Tax Band database
6. Any risks or challenges

Ideal Freelancer

* Experience with UK property data
* Experience researching government datasets
* Knowledge of UPRN, Land Registry, Ordnance Survey or property intelligence systems
* Strong analytical and research skills

Important

This is a research and advisory project only. No software development is required at this stage.

The goal is to determine whether a nationwide Council Tax Band lookup system could realistically be created and commercialised.

Please include examples of any similar property-data research projects you have completed.