Updates: Rating Manual section 6: check, challenge, appeal and proposals

2023

3 August 2023

Part 8C: Challenge stage

Paragraphs 5.5 and 5.6 have been changed.

1 April 2023

Part 8: 2017 Rating list and subsequent lists - England (CCA) summary

Appendix list updated.

Part 8A: Overview of Check, Challenge, Appeal (CCA)

New section added.

Part 8B: Check (Reg 4A-F)

New section added.

Part 8C: Challenge stage

New section added.

Part 8D: Penalties (Reg 9A)

New section added.

Part 8E: Appeals (CCA)

New section added.

Part 8F: Central List

New section added.

Part 8: Appendix 1 – CCA process - England summary

New section added.

Part 8: Appendix 2 – unlawful and ~incomplete proposals

New section added.

Part 8: Appendix 4 – duplicate proposals

New section added.

Part 8: Appendix 5 – application of regulation Reg 4aa, deemed checks on reconstitutions

New section added.

Part 8: Appendix 6 – end of list regulations – England 2017

New section added.

Part 10: 2023 Rating list and subsequent lists – Wales CCA

New section added.

Part 10A: Overview of Check, Challenge, Appeal (CCA)

New section added.

Part 10B: Check (Regs 5 to 10)

New section added.

Part 10C: Challenge stage

New section added.

Part 10D: Penalties (Reg 16)

New section added.

Part 10E: Appeals (CCA)

New section added.

Part 10F: Central list

New section added.

Part 10: Appendix 1 – CCA process summary

New section added.

Part 10: Appendix 2 – Unlawful and incomplete proposals

"Part 10: Appendix 2 – Unlawful and incomplete proposals" was added.

Part 10: Appendix 3 – CCA davice Re-relinking assesments

"Part 10: Appendix 3 – CCA davice Re-relinking assesments" was added.

Part 10: Appendix 4 – Duplicate proposals

"Part 10: Appendix 4 – Duplicate proposals" was added.

Part 10: Appendix 5 - Application of regulation Regs 5(4) to 5(6), deemed checks on reconstitutions

"Part 10: Appendix 5 - Application of regulation Regs 5(4) to 5(6), deemed checks on reconstitutions" was added.

Part 10: Appendix 6 - End of list regulations - Wales

"Part 10: Appendix 6 - End of list regulations - Wales" was added.

2022

4 April 2022

Part 1: Rating lists - Relevant legislation

All content of Rating Manual section 6 part 1 has been updated.

Part 2: Grounds of Proposals

All content of Rating Manual section 6 part 2 has been updated.

Part 3: Errors and omissions in proposals

Section 6 part 3 has been added.

Part 4: Scope of Proposal

All content of Rating Manual section 6 part 4 has been updated.

Part 5: Plant and machinery

All content of Rating Manual section 6 part 5 has been updated.

Part 5A: Programming

Section 6 Part 5a has been added.

Part 5: Appendix 1 - 2010 proposal form VO 7012 (2010)

All content in Rating Manual Section 6 Part 5 Appendix 1 has been updated.

Part 5: Appendix 2 - Guidance notes for completing the 2005, 2010 proposal form VO 7012 (2010)

All content in Rating Manual Section 6 Part 5 Appendix 2 has been updated.

Part 5: Appendix 3 - Covering letter to accompany returned proposal where this has been served on the incorrect VO

All content in Section 6 Part 5 Appendix 3 has been updated.

Part 5: Appendix 4 - Limited circumstances allowing a 2010 list Proposal which is served on the VO between 17 December 2018 and 31 December 2019

All content in Section 6 part 5 appendix 4 has been updated.

Part 5: Appendix 4a - Late validity PICO letter

All content in Section 6: part 5 appendix 4a has been updated.

Part 5: Appendix 5 - Notice of invalid proposal to alter the Valuation list - 2005 and later lists

All content in Section 6: part 5 appendix 5 has been updated.

2020

10 November 2020

Part 5 - practice note 4: 2010: renewable energy installations

New section added.

2018

15 August 2018

Part 6: exemptions - part A - property used for disabled persons

Re-write of the content

2017

5 May 2017

Part 1: co-ordination

New section added.

Part 2: forms of return

New section added.

Part 4: mineral hereditaments

New section added.

Part 5: plant and machinery

New section added.

Part 5: practice note 1 - plant and machinery

New section added.

Part 5: practice note 3 - combined heat and power - the valuation for rating (P and M) (England) (Amendment) regulations 2001

New section added.

Part 5: practice note 2 - the valuation for rating (plant and machinery) microgeneration regulations England and Wales

New section added.

Part 5: practice note 4 - appendix A

New section added.

Part 5: practice note 5 - 2010: phase out of refrigerants used in a variety of commercial cooling equipment - including air conditioning systems - cold storage and most other refrigeration applications

New section added.

Part 6: exemptions - part A - property used for disabled persons

New section added.

Part 6: appendix 1 - facts to be established when dealing with a claim for paragraph 16 exemption

New section added.

Part 6: appendix 2 - obtaining information about disabled persons

New section added.

Part 6: part B - churches, church and chapel halls and similar buildings

New section added.

Part 6: appendix 3 - disabled persons exemption - legislation and local authority circulars

New section added.

Part 6: part C - parks

New section added.

Part 6: part C - appendix 1

New section added.

Part 6: part D - agricultural premises

New section added.

Part 6: appendix 1 - Examples of the application of the exemption provisions of schedule 5

New section added.

Part 6: appendix 2 - examples of "de minimis" applied to agricultural property

New section added.

Part 6: part E - fish farming

New section added.

Part 7: disability discrimination and rating valuation

New section added.

Part 9: inspections and miscellaneous administrative matters

New section added.

Part 8: ability to pay

New section added.

Part 9: appendix 3 - VO9106

New section added.

Part 9: appendix 4

New section added.

Part 9: appendix 5

New section added.

Part 10: material change of circumstances - the mode or category of occupation of the hereditament

New section added.

Part 11: part B - domestic / non-domestic borderline

New section added.

Part 12: rounding valuations

New section added.

Rating manual section 6 part 6: appendix 1 - Examples of "de minimis" *

New section added.