Written Question·Treasury·UIN 63676

Business Rates: Valuation

Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

Saqib Bhatti

ConservativeMeriden and Solihull East

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment (a) her Department and (b) the Valuation Office Agency has made of the potential impact of changing the business rates valuation methodology for serviced offices from multiple hereditaments to a sing

Answer

James Murray
Following developments in case law and legal advice, the VOA has reviewed its approach and concluded that most serviced offices will need to be assessed as a single property. The VOA has engaged with the sector and rating agents to discuss the approach to...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 63676) →