Valuation Office Agency

'Wartime footing’ as business rates appeals soar

06-Aug-2020 By Emily Hawkins

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has revealed that almost 145,000 businesses registered to begin the process of challenging their property valuations during April, May and June.

First successful rateable value appeal recorded

06-Aug-2018 By Emily Hawkins

A pub landlord has become the first to appeal the rateable value of his pub after the revaluation of business rates last year.

Reduction in VOA offices will be a 'nightmare' for businesses

28-Nov-2017 By Georgina Townshend

The Government's plan to reduce the number of Valuation Office Agency (VOA) offices has been described as a "shambles" that will be a "nightmare for businesses wanting to appeal their business rates", according to global property...

Business rates appeals

Government's business rates proposal would 'fail' to deliver meaningful reform

11-Jan-2016 By Oli Gross

Proposed changes to the business rates appeals system are unhelpful and will fail to deliver meaningful reform, experts have argued.

Pubs warned over business rates info request

16-Mar-2015 By Mike Berry

Licensees have been urged to respond quickly to requests for information from the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) about their pub’s trading performance, if they want to avoid fines and unnecessary red tape.

Pubco Star calls for action over business rates appeals

10-Jul-2014 By Ellie Bothwell

Star Pubs & Bars has hit out at the business rates appeal process, claiming that appeal cases for some of its pubs have taken four years to settle.

Pub rates to rise in London and south-west

19-Aug-2009 By Gemma McKenna

Pub rates bills are likely to stay the same or fall across the country from 2010, except for London and the south-west where a small rise is...

MP: pubs kept in dark over chance of rates cut

08-Dec-2008 By John Harrington

The claims have been denied by the Valuation Office Agency, which says it is in close contact with the trade it's easy to seek reductions in rateable value

Rateable values could allow for ban

06-Nov-2008 By Gemma McKenna

Rateable values could be reduced to take into account the smoking ban's impact on potential trade, new guidance from the Valuation Office Agency suggests.

Tax warning to pubs opening new businesses

22-May-2008 By James Wilmore

Licensees thinking of offering other business services in their pub are being urged to check with the Valuation Office Agency first. The warning has...

Rates may rise after the ban

03-May-2007 By Joe Lutrario joe.lutrario@william-reed.co.uk

Temporary smoking structures may bring about an unfair and automatic rise in rateable value (RV). Fleurets head of ratings Michael Yass believes...