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Every five years all commercial properties are revalued by the Valuation Office Agency to take into account shifts in value between UK regions and different market sectors. The next re-valuation comes into effect on 1 April 2010. The re-valuation is not intended to raise more revenue for the Government, but to re-distribute the burden amongst commercial occupiers
How is your rateable value really worked out by the VOA? More importantly, how does your rateable value relate to the business rates that you will pay from April 2010, and if you really think that your business rates bill is going to be too high – what can you do?
A fortunate few have seen their rateable values fall but some publicans have found that their rateable values have more than doubled.