VALUATION OFFICE AGENCY

Web Site

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:-

Local Housing Allowance List of Rents: 2021-22 (4 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-housing-allowance-list-of-rents-2023-24.

Local reference rent levels (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-reference-rents-levels-collection.

Local reference rents, listed by BRMA and property size (March 2023) (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-reference-rents-listed-by-brma-and-property-size-march-2023.

2023 Non-Domestic Rating list (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/2023-rating-list-is-now-live.

Rating Cost Guide 2023 (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/rating-cost-guide-2023.

Non-domestic rating: stock of properties, March 2023 (compiled list) (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/non-domestic-rating-stock-of-properties-march-2023.

Statistics at VOA (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/statistics.

Non-domestic rating: Revaluation (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/non-domestic-rating-revaluation.

Non-domestic rating: change in rateable value of rating lists, England and Wales, 2023 Revaluation (compiled list) (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/non-domestic-rating-change-in-rateable-value-of-rating-lists-england-and-wales-2023-revaluation-compiled-list.

Local Housing Allowance List of Rents (3 April 2023)
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/local-housing-allowance-list-of-rents.

Manuals

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 https://www.gov.uk/search/all?order=updated-newest&organisations%5B%5D=valuation-office-agency&page=1&parent=valuation-office-agency.

Billing Authority Submission Standards

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.

Annual Report and Accounts / Business Plan 2021/22

The Annual Report and Accounts 2021/22 of the Valuation Office Agency can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-to-2022.

The Business Plan 2021/22 of the Valuation Office Agency can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/valuation-office-agency-business-plan-2021-to-2022.

Local Government Inboxes

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.

Local Authority Newsletter

The latest Valuation Office Agency Newsletter (Issue 14) for local authorities can be found at https://www.irrv.net/documents/weblinks/2022/12/Local Authority Newsletter issue 14.pdf.

A Valuation Office Agency Newsletter on Revaluation can be found at https://www.irrv.net/documents/weblinks/2022/12/LA Newsletter Revaluation special.pdf.

NDR Unit Inboxes

Following a Valuation Office Agency organisational restructure, there are now fewer ‘units’, but all the existing Unit mailboxes remain active and are regularly monitored.  Customers should use the following mailboxes for service of documents and enquiries to the new Regional Valuation Units (RVU):-

Council Tax

• RVU North: ctnorth@voa.gov.uk.
• RVU East: cteast@voa.gov.uk.
• RVU South: ctsouth@voa.gov.uk.
• RVU Wales and West: ctwales@voa.gov.uk or ctwest@voa.gov.uk.

Non-Domestic Rate

• RVU North: ratingnorthwest@voa.gov.uk.
• RVU East: ratingeast@voa.gov.uk.
• RVU South: ratingsoutheast@voa.gov.uk.
• RVU Wales and West: ratingwales@voa.gov.uk or ratingcentral@voa.gov.uk.

SCOTTISH ASSESSORS

Practitioners are advised to regularly view the Scottish Assessors web site at https://www.saa.gov.uk/.

LAND AND PROPERTY SERVICES (NI)

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 www.finance-ni.gov.uk/reval2023.