Written Question·Treasury·UIN 121440

Offices: Business Rates

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Max Wilkinson

Liberal DemocratCheltenham

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her department has made of the potential impact of the Valuation Office Agency's reclassification of flexible office spaces as single properties on (a) the level of business rates and (b) small and m

Answer

Dan Tomlinson
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for valuing non-domestic property for business rates purposes. They are required to maintain accurate rating lists in England impartially and independently of central Government, and must consider developme...

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