If you do not agree with the rateable value given to your property, or there has been some major change to it that may affect its value, you can appeal to the Valuation Officer to change it. See www.voa.gov.uk for details of the process. If the Valuation Officer agrees to change the rateable value he will confirm the new one to both of us and we will then send you a revised bill based on the new rateable value.
Full details of the grounds for making an appeal can be found by contacting the Valuation Officer but broadly you can make an appeal if:
- You believe the rateable value for your property shown in the rating list is wrong;
- The Valuation Officer changes your property’s rateable value and you believe it is now wrong;
- There is a material change in circumstances that you believe has affected your property’s rateable value, such as:
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- a change in the property’s physical state or use
- a physical change in the locality
- a change in the use of a neighbouring property;
- a residential part of the property (that should be subject to Council Tax ) has been included in the business rate assessment;
- the rateable value excludes a part of the property you believe should be included;
- a property is shown in the rating list as more than one entry, and you believe there should be only one assessment;
- a property is shown in the list as one assessment but it has been divided into more than one property that should be shown separately;
- you believe the property address shown is incorrect;
- you believe the property description shown is incorrect.
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Valuation Officer
You can contact the local Valuation Office at:
District Valuer's Office
190 Armada Way phone: 03000 503750
PLYMOUTH email: southwestgroup.vo@voa.gsi.gov.uk
Devon fax: 01752 614199
PL1 1EG website: www.voa.gov.uk
