Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many (a) valuations, (b) valuations challenges and (c) successful valuation appeals were made to the Valuation Office Agency in each year since 2014-15.

Valuation for rating purposes is not a self-assessment process. The Valuation Office Agency assesses the Rateable Value of non-domestic properties in England and Wales at each revaluation, using information provided by occupiers/owners.

The period since 2014-15 covers two Rating Lists, the 2010 list (effective from 1 April 2010) and the 2017 list (effective from 1 April 2017).

Official Statistics showing the numbers of challenges against 2010 Rating List valuations in England and Wales in the years since 2014-15 can be found in Table 1.1 at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/845226/Challenges_and_changes_against_the_2010_local_rating_list__England_and_Wales__September_2019.xlsx

The numbers of challenges against 2017 Rating List valuations in Wales in the years since 1 April 2017 can be found in Table 1.1 at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/845225/Challenges_and_changes_against_the_2017_local_rating_list__Wales__September_2019.xlsx

The system for challenging valuations in England changed in 2017 with the introduction of Check, Challenge, Appeal (CCA). The numbers of challenges against 2017 Rating List valuations in England in the years since 1 April 2017 can be found in Table 2.1 at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/845223/Checks__challenges_and_changes_against_the_2017_local_rating_list__England__September_2019.xlsx

Appeals are made to the independent Valuation Tribunal Service. Statistics on Appeals can be found on their website at https://www.valuationtribunal.gov.uk/about-us/publications-policies/vts-statistics/