Written questions

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...