by appealmr | Nov 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
Yes — claiming business rates relief and appealing your valuation at the same time is allowed, and the two run on separate tracks. Relief is a decision your council applies to the bill; the appeal challenges the rateable value with the Valuation Office Agency. Doing...
by appealmr | Nov 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Budget 2026 business rates changes offer targeted help for businesses in England from 1 April 2027, but they do not remove the need to check your valuation and your council’s bill. Review your relief eligibility, check the facts behind your rateable value and...
by appealmr | Nov 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Yes — a business rates revaluation is automatic. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) updates the rateable values of non-domestic properties in England and Wales every three years without anyone requesting it, and the 2026 revaluation took effect on 1 April 2026, pricing...
by appealmr | Nov 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Your business rates relief claim does not start in the rating list — it starts in your council's business rates account. Whether the discount is granted automatically or requires an application depends on the relief, and the council is the body that decides...
by appealmr | Nov 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
If the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has not fixed your business rates valuation in Wales, the Valuation Tribunal for Wales (VTW) is the independent body that can — and since the 2023 rating list, you must lodge that appeal yourself rather than waiting for the VOA to...
