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  2. Business rates (non-domestic rates)
  3. The VOA Rent Officers
  4. District Valuer Services (DVS)
  5. Statistics at the VOA
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How to check and challenge your rateable value

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

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Latest from the Valuation Office Agency

  1. How we value some non-domestic properties with more than one occupier
    • Guidance
  2. Check and challenge your central rating list business rates valuation - register to use the service
    • Guidance
  3. Local reference rents, listed by BRMA and property size (October 2018)
    • Research

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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.

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Our announcements

  1. Community Infrastructure Levy appeal decision: retention of two dwellings
    • Decision
  2. Community Infrastructure Levy appeal decision: retention of detached outbuilding to be used as ancillary guest accommodation
    • Decision
  3. See all announcements

Our consultations

  1. Business rates: delivering more frequent revaluations
    • Consultation outcome
  2. Council Tax and business rates: powers of entry
    • Consultation outcome
  3. See all consultations

Our publications

  1. How we value some non-domestic properties with more than one occupier
    • Guidance
  2. Check and challenge your central rating list business rates valuation - register to use the service
    • Guidance
  3. See all publications

Our statistics

  1. Non-domestic rating: stock of properties, 2018
    • Official statistics
  2. Council tax: stock of properties, 2018
    • Official statistics
  3. See all statistics

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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)

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