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Business Rates: Valuation

Commons · Question 104720 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Damian Hinds

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential of business rates revaluation and the new multiplier bands from April 2026 on (a) hotels, (b) Sports & Leisure Centres, (c) theatres, (d) live music venues and (e) other

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 19 Jan 2026

The amount of business rates paid on each property is based on the rateable value of the property, assessed by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA), and the multiplier values, which are set by the Government. Rateable values are re-assessed every three years...