Council Tax: Surcharges and Valuation

(asked on 20th October 2026) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, further to the answer of 8 October 2027, Official Report, Column 227-228W, whether the Automated Valuation Model developed by the HMRC Valuation Office for (a) the council tax revaluation in Wales and (b) the council tax surcharge in England, utilises localities or neighbourhoods, or any other geographic area smaller than local billing authorities.


Answered by
James Murray Portrait
James Murray
Financial Secretary to the Treasury and Paymaster General
This question was answered on 28th October 2026

Information on the Valuation Office’s model assisted valuation approach (AVM) can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-model-assisted-valuation-delivers-large-scale-property-valuations

The model approach for the AVM for HVCTS is being finalised.

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