Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Valuation Office Agency web site at https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency.
Non-domestic rating: challenges and changes, 2017 and 2023 rating lists, June 2024 (26 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/non-domestic-rating-challenges-and-changes-2017-and-2023-rating-lists-june-2024.
Council Tax Manual (25 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-manual/council-tax-practice-notes.
Council Tax Manual (25 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-manual.
Council Tax Manual (25 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-manual/section-3-wales-proposals-and-appeals.
Rating Manual section 2: valuation principles (25 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-2-maintaining-the-rating-list.
Rating Manual section 2: valuation principles (25 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-2-maintaining-the-rating-list/part-6-dual-list-maintenance-england.
Rating Manual section 5a: valuation of all property classes (25 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-6-part-3-valuation-of-all-property-classes.
Rating Manual section 5a: valuation of all property classes (25 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-6-part-3-valuation-of-all-property-classes/section-890-serviced-apartments.
Valuation Office Agency departmental spending over £25,000 (23 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-departmental-spending-over-25000.
Valuation Office Agency: spending over £500 (23 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-spending-over-500.
VOA: spending over £500, June 2024 (23 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/voa-spending-over-500-june-2024.
Valuation Office Agency: June 2024 transparency data (23 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-june-2024-transparency-data.
Rating Manual section 6: check, challenge, appeal and proposals (23 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-6-chhallenges-to-the-rating-list/part-3-cca-wales.
Rating Manual section 6: check, challenge, appeal and proposals (23 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-6-chhallenges-to-the-rating-list/part-4-pre-cca-england-and-wales.
Rating Manual section 6: check, challenge, appeal and proposals (23 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-6-chhallenges-to-the-rating-list/part-2-rental-evidence.
Rating Manual section 6: check, challenge, appeal and proposals (23 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/rating-manual-section-6-chhallenges-to-the-rating-list/part-1-cca-england.
Providing rental information for specific business types (22 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-request-for-rental-information-forms.
VO 6048 request for rental information: self-catering holiday homes (applies to England) (18 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-catering-holiday-homes-questionnaire.
VO 6048 request for rental information: self-catering holiday homes (applies to Wales) (18 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/request-for-rental-information-self-catering-holiday-homes.
Application for business rates for self-catering properties (applies to England) (18 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-business-rates-for-self-catering-properties-applies-to-england.
Application for business rates for self-catering properties (applies to Wales) (18 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-for-business-rates-for-self-catering-properties-applies-to-wales.
Council Tax: challenges and changes, March 2024 (17 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/council-tax-challenges-and-changes-march-2024.
Valuation Office Agency: Council Tax statistics (16 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/valuation-office-agency-council-tax-statistics.
Shadow List of Rents April 2021: collated 1 Oct 2019 to 30 Sep 2020 (16 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shadow-list-of-rents-april-2022-collated-1-oct-2019-to-30-sep-2020-and-1-oct-2020-to-30-sep-2021.
Local Housing Allowance List of Rents (15 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-housing-allowance-list-of-rents.
Shadow List of Rents April 2022: collated 1 Oct 2020 to 30 Sep 2021 (15 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/shadow-list-of-rents-april-2022-collated-1-oct-2020-to-30-sep-2021.
How domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands (15 July 2024)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/understand-how-council-tax-bands-are-assessed.
Capital Gains and Other Taxes Manual
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/capital-gains-other-taxes-manual.
Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/houses-in-multiple-occupation-hmos.
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.
Council Tax Manual
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-manual.
Rating Cost Guide 2023
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rating-cost-guide-2023.
Council Tax Practice Notes
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/council-tax-manual/council-tax-practice-notes.
The Valuation Office Agency Complaints Procedure can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-complaints-procedure.
The latest Valuation Office Agency Billing Authority Submissions Standards can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-billing-authority-report-best-practice.
The guide by the Valuation Office Agency Standards an appointing an agent for business rates can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/appoint-an-agent.
A warning of false claims issued by the Valuation Office Agency can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/warning-of-false-claims.
The latest Valuation Office Agency Standards for Rating Agents can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/voa-launches-new-standards-for-agents.
The latest Local Authority Partnership Charter can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-local-authority-partnership-charter--2 and https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/asiantaeth-y-swyddfa-brisio-siarter-partneriaeth-awdurdodau-lleol.
The Annual Report and Accounts 2022/23 of the Valuation Office Agency can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2022-to-2023.
The Local Authority Engagement Team was originally set up to support local authorities with rates retention in England. However, their remit has evolved and extended into Council Tax, Housing Allowance and Wales. The issues are much wider now and 'Rates Retention Team' no longer reflects what they do.
To compliment this, they now have a new mailbox which is LAengagement@voa.gov.uk.
Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Scottish Assessors web site at https://www.saa.gov.uk/.
Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Land and Property Services (NI) web site at www.finance-ni.gov.uk/land-property-services-lps.
The latest on Revaluation can be found at https://www.finance-ni.gov.uk/landing-pages/ni-reval2026.
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