Business Rates: Remote Working
Commons · Question 12658 · Tabled 24 Jun 2026 · Treasury · Official record
Answered 30 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment the Valuation Office Agency has made of the potential impact on small businesses of reclassifying flexible workspaces as single hereditaments for business rates purposes; and whether this assessment
Answer
Answered by Dan Tomlinson, 30 Jun 2026
HM Treasury Ministers and officials have regular discussions with representatives from the Flexible Space Association and the wider serviced office sector to understand the impact of business rates on the sector.The Valuation Office (VO) is responsible fo...