Written Question·Treasury·UIN 4354

Public Houses: Business Rates

Tabled: 5 September 2024
Answered: 12 September 2024

Question

Stuart Andrew

ConservativeDaventry

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Valuation Office Agency takes account of the (a) presence and (b) size of a pub garden when valuing a pub for business rates; and whether the size of the garden is recorded by Agency.

Answer

James Murray
The VOA is responsible for assessing all non-domestic properties for business rates purposes to determine their rateable value (RV). The RV of any non-domestic (business) property represents the annual rent the property would achieve if let on the open ma...

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