In this first part of our three-part blog series, we explain the rental comparison method and how it is used to value properties like shops, pubs and restaurants for business rates.
In this instalment of our How We Value series, we explain how we value pubs across England and Wales.
This is the third part of our series on understanding your business rates. Here we look at what to do if you think your rateable value is incorrect.
This is the second part of our series on understanding your business rates. Here we look at how we value.
New to paying business rates? Or just need a refresher? Here we explain everything you need to know about how your business rates are calculated.
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. In this instalment of our How We Value series, Rob runs through the process for valuing oil refineries.
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 Jones from the BEAMS team explains this process in simple terms.
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 as opposed to larger distribution networks set up by traditional big electric companies. In this latest How We Value blog, Jamie explains the work that goes into coming up with a valuation for such a property.
Following the launch of our 2022 graduate scheme, our latest blog focuses on Ayesha Azar, a recently qualified Chartered Surveyor, who speaks about her journey on the scheme and building her career in the VOA. Ayesha’s story I was born …
Anthony Robinson and Sean Lloyd are part of the National Valuation Unit at the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), where they are responsible for determining how we value hotels for business rates across England and Wales. Here they tell us more about the development of the valuation system for hotels and how it works in practice.