Music Venues: Valuation
Lords · Question HL13076 · Tabled 17 Dec 2025 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lord Bassam of Brighton
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of the new valuations by the Valuation Office Agency on grassroots music venues.
Answer
Answered by Lord Livermore, 7 Jan 2026
At the Budget, the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) announced updated property values from the 2026 revaluation. Music venues are valued in the same way as any other class of non-domestic property, through applying the statutory and common law principles tha...