Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Valuation Office Agency web site at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency.
Latest publications added to the Valuation Office Agency web site include:-
Non-domestic rating: challenges and changes, 2017 rating list, March 2023 (19 April 2023) https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes-2017-rating-list-march-2023.
Statistics at VOA (19 April 2023) https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/statistics.
Check and challenge your central rating list business rates valuation - register to use the service (19 April 2023) https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/check-and-challenge-your-central-rating-list-business-rates-valuation-register-to-use-the-service.
The Valuation Office Agency publish a number of Manuals; these are summarised below:-
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. Inheritance Tax Manual https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-inheritance-tax-manual. Land Compensation Manual https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-land-compensation-manual. Rating Manual https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-rating-manual.Note: Various changes to the Rating Manual released on 1 April 2023 can be found at
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