Updates: Rating Manual section 3: maintaining the rating list

2024

2 April 2024 published amendments

Part 6: Improvement relief

New section added.

Part 6: Appendix 1 Improvement relief – examples scenarios

New section added.

2023

17 May 2023 published amendments

Part 5: Transitional Relief

Addition made to the content under 'Thought process transitional relief certificate for the 2023 list'.

12 April 2023 published amendments

Part 5: Transitional Relief

2010 Scheme removed as this was revoked on 1 April 2023.

1 April 2023 published amendments

Part 2: Hereditaments valued by the Central Valuation Officer

Content has been updated to reflect changes to guidance. Names and relevant contact information have been changed and text has been removed/added accordingly.

Part 4: Dual List Maintenance

Amendments made to content to reflect 2023 revaluation.

Part 5: Transitional Relief

Transitional Relief Scheme content for 2023 has been added.

2022

30 August 2022 published amendments

Part 4: Dual List Maintenance England

Updated section slug from guidance/rating-manual-section-3-valuation-principles/part-4-valuing-vacant-property to guidance/rating-manual-section-3-valuation-principles/part-4-dual-list-maintenance-england

4 April 2022 published amendments

Part 1: Minor List alterations by valuation officers and the impact of address-only changes

All content of Rating Manual section 3 part 1 has been updated.

Part 2: Hereditaments valued by the central valuation officer

All content of Rating Manual section 3 part 2 has been updated.

Part 2: Appendix 1 2010 - Central List Hereditaments Valued By The Central Valuation Officer - Matters Specific To 2010 Lists

All content of Rating Manual section 3 part 2: appendix 1 has been updated.

Part 2: Previous Revaluations

Section 3 part 2: Previous Revaluations has been added.

Part 3: Mineral Hereditaments

All content of Rating Manual section 3 part 3 has been updated.

Part 4: Dual List Maintenance England

All content of Rating Manual section 3 part 4 has been updated.

Part 5: Transitional Relief

All content of Rating Manual section 3 part 5 has been updated.

Part 2: practice note 1 - guidance on particular events and whether they constitute a material change of circumstances

Rating Manual section 3 part 2: practice note 1 has been removed.

Part 6: disrepair practice note 1 - Rating (Valuation) Act 1999

Rating Manual section 3 part 6: practice note 1 has been removed.

Part 7: contaminated land

Rating Manual section 3 part 7 has been removed.

Part 7: appendix 1 - causes of contamination

Rating Manual section 3 part 7: appendix 1 has been removed.

Part 7: appendix 2 - industrial uses likely to give rise to contamination

Rating Manual section 3 part 7: appendix 2 has been removed.

Part 7: appendix 3 - hazards - generic groups

Rating Manual section 3 part 7: appendix 3 has been removed.

Part 7: appendix 4 - hazardous substances

Rating Manual section 3 part 7: appendix 4 has been removed.

Part 4: appendix 1 - vacant property inspection checklist

Rating Manual section 3 part 4: appendix 1 has been removed.

Part 4: appendix 2 - caseworkers EPR aide-mémoire

Rating Manual section 3 part 4: appendix 2 has been removed.

Part 4: appendix 4 - fire regulations and their effect on the use of property

Rating Manual section 3 part 4: appendix 4 has been removed.

Part 4: appendix 6 - hereditaments with restricted access

Rating Manual section 3 part 4: appendix 6 has been removed.

2019

7 November 2019 published amendments

Part 4: appendix 3 - works within hereditaments

This section has been superseded by the recent alterations we made to the main Valuing Vacant Property Part.

22 October 2019 published amendments

Part 6: disrepair practice note 1 - Rating (Valuation) Act 1999

Updated following the decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) in Jackson (VO) v Canary Wharf Limited [2019] UKUT 136 (LC)

2017