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...
by appealmr | Oct 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
A shared building does not stop you appealing your business rates. You can challenge the assessment of the part you occupy whenever that assessment is wrong and you are the person the council bills for it. Sharing a staircase, an entrance or a car park with tenants...
by appealmr | Oct 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
No — vacating a property is not, by itself, a ground to appeal its business rates. The rateable value sits in the rating list until a revaluation or a material change of circumstance moves it, so handing the keys back changes nothing about the value on its own. What...
by appealmr | Oct 30, 2026 | Uncategorized
Business rates for marinas and boatyards are the non-domestic rates charged on the buildings, hardstanding and non-exempt moorings that make up a commercial waterside site — and 2026 has rewritten what a typical marina pays. From 1 April 2026 the Treasury reversed...
