How We Value: Oil Refineries

Rob Hughes is National Valuation Head for industrial properties and chair of the VOA’s Valuation Panel for industrial properties, helping to ensure fairness and consistency of rating assessments.
Rob Hughes is National Valuation Head for industrial properties and chair of the VOA’s Valuation Panel for industrial properties, helping to ensure fairness and consistency of rating assessments.
The Built Environment and Mineral Surveyors (BEAMS) team is part of the National Valuation Unit at the Valuation Office Agency. Their role includes inspecting quarries to assess them for rateable value. In the latest edition of How We Value, Alun …
Paul May is a National Valuation Lead in the VOA, where one of his roles is to oversee the valuation of pubs in England and Wales. In this instalment of our How We Value series, Paul runs through the process …
Richard Gibson is a caseworker and advisor in the National Valuation Unit at the Valuation Office Agency. He is responsible for assessing a range of leisure and sports properties for business rates, including football stadiums. In this blog Richard talks …
Jamie Gilbert is part of a small, dedicated team within the VOA’s National Valuation Unit, which is responsible for the valuation of the somewhat specialist class of properties including power generation and utilities. He specialises in smaller scale “independent” networks …
Michael Banks is an AssocRICS Specialist Property Inspector in our National Valuation Unit, tasked with inspecting technical properties. Here, he talks about the methodology for assessing hydrogen plants which are used to produce electrical energy.
Alex Wheldon is a Senior Surveyor in the District Valuer Service (DVS) team – our team which provides valuation advice to public sector clients across England, Wales and Scotland. In the second instalment of our How We Value series, Alex …
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