VALUATION TRIBUNAL SERVICE (ENGLAND)

Web Site

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Valuation Tribunal Service web site at https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/.

Guidance 

The following Guidance has been issued by the Valuation Tribunal Service:-

• The Consolidated Practice Statement that took effect on 1 April 2023
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/app/uploads/2023/04/Consolidated-Practice-Statement-2023.pdf.

• The Consolidated Practice Statement (Explanatory Notes) that took effect on 1 April 2023
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/app/uploads/2023/04/CPS-Explanatory-Note-2023.pdf.

• The booklets on Council Tax and Non-Domestic (including the Council Tax Manual)
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/guidance-booklets/. 

• The ‘well-known’ cases held by the Valuation Tribunal Service in their library (which do not need to be included, in full, within a bundle of evidence)
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/vte-guidance/. 

• The advice on Remote Hearings
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/how-remote-hearings-work/.

• The ‘Valuation in Practice’ newsletter published in October 2023
  https://www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-us/publications-policies/valuation-in-practice/. 

Corporate Documents

The following Corporate Documents are as follows:-

• Minutes from the Valuation Tribunal Board meeting held on 29 July 2023 
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-vts/corporate-publications/.

• Minutes from the Valuation Tribunal Users’ Group Meeting held on 18 July 2023
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-vts/corporate-publications/. 

• Statistics for the period 1 April 2022 to 30 June 2022
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-vts/corporate-publications/.

• Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22 of the Valuation Tribunal Service
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-vts/corporate-publications/.

• Corporate Plan 2022-25 incorporating the 2022-23 Business Plan
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/corporate-plan-2022-25/.

• Corporate Plan 2023-26 incorporating the 2023-24 Business Plan 
  https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/corporate-plan-2023-26/.

Latest News

The latest News can be found at https://valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-vts/latest-news/.

VALUATION TRIBUNAL SERVICE (WALES)

Web Site

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Valuation Tribunal Service (Wales) web site at http://www.valuation-tribunals-wales.org.uk/.

Website and Social Media

Social media posts can be found on:-

• Facebook: Tribiwnlys Prisio Cymru - Valuation Tribunal for Wales - Home | Facebook.

• Twitter: Tribiwnlys Prisio Cymru - Valuation Tribunal Wales (@vtwtpc) / Twitter.

• LinkedIn: Tribiwnlys Prisio Cymru - Valuation Tribunal for Wales | LinkedIn.

All website and social media information is available in Welsh and English.

Appeal Forms, Listings, Decisions and General Information

A wide variety of general information is readily available online to practitioners and tribunal users, including:-

• The latest appeal forms, so that appellants can register appeals if they do not accept Billing Authorities’ decisions on their Council Tax liability (including Reduction Scheme appeals)

  • Council Tax Liability.

  • Council Tax Reduction.

• Future appeal listings and previous tribunal decisions: Valuation Tribunal Wales Public Portal.

• Booklets on Non-Domestic Rating and Council Tax appeals: Guidance.

• Protocols on how best to undertake cases at the Valuation Tribunal for Wales, including the required preparation for video hearings: Best Practice Protocols.

• Corporate information, including annual reports and Welsh language reports: Publications.

UPPER TRIBUNAL (LANDS CHAMBER)

Listings for W/C 6 November 2023 can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/upper-tribunal-lands-chamber?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=3bccc360-c885-46a9-93a2-ba5d94fddef7&utm_content=daily.