The Valuation Office Agency became part of HM Revenue and Customs in April 2026. Practitioners are advised to regularly review the HMRC website at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs.
Rating Manual section 2: valuation principles (21 October 2026) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-2-maintaining-the-rating-list.
Rating Manual section 2: valuation principles (21 October 2026) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-2-maintaining-the-rating-list/part-6-exemptions-part-a-property-used-for-disabled-persons.
Council Tax: challenges and changes in England and Wales, March 2026 (21 October 2026) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2026.
Council Tax: challenges and changes in England and Wales, March 2025 (21 October 2026) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-in-england-and-wales-march-2025.
Benefits for families with more than 2 children before 6 April 2026 (21 October 2026) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/claiming-benefits-for-2-or-more-children.
Capital Gains and Other Taxes Manual https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-gains-other-taxes-manual.
Council Tax Manual https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-manual.
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