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  4. District Valuer Services (DVS)
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VOA Graduate Scheme 2020

News story

VOA launches its 2020 graduate scheme

The Chief Executive and the Chief Valuer introduce the Valuation Office Agency’s (VOA’s) graduate scheme.

Person with yellow wellies standing in a flood

News story

Damage to business and property caused by flooding

If your home or business is damaged due to flooding you may be entitled to a Council Tax reduction or business rates relief.

VOA career site

News story

Launching the VOA careers site

Find out more about the work we do and the opportunities we have on offer.

Person checking their ratable value online

Detailed guide

How to check and challenge your rateable value

A guide to the new business rates appeal process from 1 April 2017.

Latest from the Valuation Office Agency

  1. Community Infrastructure Levy appeal decision: refurb of existing building, new pitched roof to create 2 storey apartment
    • Decision
  2. Valuation Office Agency: January 2020 transparency data
    • Transparency
  3. VOA: spending over £500, January 2020
    • Transparency

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What the Valuation Office Agency does

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) gives the government the valuations and property advice needed to support taxation and benefits.

VOA is an executive agency, sponsored by HM Revenue & Customs, supported by 1 public body.

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Services

  1. Check your Council Tax band
  2. Find and check your business rates valuation
See all services

Guidance and regulation

  1. Start paying Council Tax
    • Detailed guide
  2. How domestic properties are assessed for Council Tax bands
    • Detailed guide
See all guidance and regulation

News and communications

  1. Damage to business and property caused by flooding
    • News story
  2. VOA launches its 2020 graduate scheme
    • News story
See all news and communications

Research and statistics

  1. Local reference rents, listed by BRMA and property size (January 2020)
    • Research
  2. Non-domestic rating: challenges and changes, 2017 and 2010 rating lists, December 2019 (experimental)
    • Official statistics
See all research and statistics

Policy papers and consultations

  1. Business rates: delivering more frequent revaluations
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Administration of business rates in England: interim findings
    • Policy paper
See all policy papers and consultations

Transparency and freedom of information releases

  1. Valuation Office Agency: January 2020 transparency data
    • Transparency
  2. VOA: spending over £500, January 2020
    • Transparency
See all transparency and freedom of information releases

Our management

Melissa Tatton
Melissa Tatton
Chief Executive

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Enquiries

Telephone (England)

03000 501501

Telephone (Wales)

03000 505505

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm. Closed on bank holidays.
Find out about call charges: https://www.gov.uk/call-charges

VOA Rent Officers: public

Valuation Office Agency
Rent Officer Functions
Customer Service Centre
Wycliffe House
Green Lane
Durham
DH1 3UW
United Kingdom

Email

NSOhelpdesk@voa.gsi.gov.uk

Telephone

03000 502502

For queries regarding fair rents, Local Housing Allowance rates, and to contact a Rent Officer.

Make an FOI request

  1. Read about the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and how to make a request.
  2. Check our previous releases to see if we’ve already answered your question.
  3. Make a new request by contacting us using the details below.

Freedom of information

Email

foi@voa.gsi.gov.uk

We will acknowledge your request within three working days. If you have not had an acknowledgement please contact the VOA.

High profile groups within VOA

  1. District Valuer Services (DVS)

Corporate information

Jobs and contracts

  1. Procurement at VOA
  2. Working for VOA
  3. Jobs

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