Council Tax: Valuation

(asked on 10th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of HMRC Valuation Office's performance in conducting timely revaluations of domestic properties where improvements have been made in England; and what assessment he has made with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government of the potential impact of this performance on local authority finances.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
This question was answered on 18th September 2026

The Valuation Office is working towards its target of clearing 90% of Council Tax Maintenance cases within 90 working days by March 2027.

A new case management system has been implemented to help improve the timelines of domestic property cases.

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