Written questions

Business Rates: Appeals

Commons · Question 112027 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by John Milne

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of allowing businesses to continue paying rates based on the previous year's valuation where a newly determined business rates valuation is under

Answer

Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 23 Feb 2026

If customers disagree with their Rateable Value (as published in the Rating Lists), there is a three-stage process run by the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) known as Check, Challenge, Appeal to challenge this. Ratepayers are required to continue paying bus...