Offices: Business Rates
Commons · Question 121441 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 25 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Max Wilkinson
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her department plans to take to support small and medium-sized enterprises who no longer qualify for business rates relief due to the VOAs reclassification of flexible office spaces as single properties.
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 25 Mar 2026
The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is responsible for valuing non-domestic property for business rates purposes. They are required to maintain accurate rating lists in England impartially and independently of central Government, and must consider developme...