Valuation Office Agency

Valuation Office Agency Official page for the Valuation Office, part of HMRC. The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is an executive agency of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

We provide valuation and property advice to support taxation and benefits. This includes setting the rateable value of all non-domestic properties and setting Council Tax bands for all homes in England and Wales. Our page offers information support and guidance to help make managing your business rates and council tax easier. We aim to:

- post useful content that supports you in comple

ting your business rates and Council Tax affairs

- link to and share information to help you gain knowledge and confidence in using our online services

- answer questions about your general Council Tax and business rates queries and resolve these through Facebook

- create a community that can share information with one another

We will not be able to:

- enter online discussion about specific cases

We encourage you to take part in our page and welcome your posts, questions and comments and expect our users to offer us the same level of courtesy that we offer them. We will remove in whole or in part posts that break the following rules:

- please do not use another person’s identity

- your comments should be on topic and not include any swearing, nuisance, and profanity

- we do not tolerate bullying, intimidation, harassment, and threats of other users, including our staff

- no unauthorised commercial communications (spamming) is allowed

- this page must not be used to do anything unlawful, malicious or discriminatory

You will not facilitate or encourage any violations of these rules. Remember that you are wholly responsible for any content you post including content that you choose to share. Find out more about our social media policy: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency/about/social-media-use

We have now updated the rateable values for over 2 million commercial properties across England and Wales.Rateable value...
25/05/2026

We have now updated the rateable values for over 2 million commercial properties across England and Wales.

Rateable values are used by local councils to calculate business rates bills.

Every 3 years we update these values to reflect changes in the property market. Current values came into effect on 1 April.

You can let us know if you think there is something wrong with your new valuation.

We’ve published a video to explain the steps you can take:

In this video we will talk through how you can submit a check case about your business property. You may want to submit a check to: - let us know that your v...

If you own a self-catering property in Wales, you can now average the 182-nights actual letting requirement for business...
29/04/2026

If you own a self-catering property in Wales, you can now average the 182-nights actual letting requirement for business rates over 2 or 3 years.

You can also include up to 14 nights per year of free short breaks to registered charities.

Learn more about applying for business rates: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-business-rates-for-a-self-catering-property-in-wales?&utm_source=f.co_hmrcgovuk&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=valuation_office

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Os ydych yn berchen ar lety hunanddarpar yng Nghymru gallwch gyfartaleddu y gofyn am 182 noson o osodiadau gwirioneddol ar gyfer ardrethi busnes dros 2 neu 3 blynedd.

Gallwch hefyd gynnwys hyd at 14 noson o osodiadau rhad ac am ddim i elusennau cofrestredig.

Dysgwch fwy am wneud cais am ardrethi busnes: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/apply-for-business-rates-for-a-self-catering-property-in-wales.cy?&utm_source=f.co_hmrcgovuk&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=valuation_office

28/04/2026

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Dilynwch HMRC i sicrhau eich bod yn cael y newyddion diweddaraf am y Swyddfa Brisio.

Address

Wycliffe House, Green Lane
Durham
DH13UW

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 9am - 4:30pm
Friday 9am - 4:30pm

Website

https://valuationoffice.blog.gov.uk/

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