Revaluation
Valuation Office Agency to be scrapped: What this means for business rates
In a significant shake-up of the UK’s business rates system, the Government has announced that the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is to be scrapped as part of wider reforms to improve efficiency, transparency, and accountability in the management of non-domestic property taxation.
Strategic hire bolsters Vail Williams in London
RICS Registered Valuer Paolo Vacca has been appointed as an associate by property consultancy Vail Williams in London where business demand continues to expand. From left to right: Freddie Worth (Surveyor), James Lacey (Regional Managing Partner), Paolo Vacca (Associate), and Varun-Dev Gudka (Partner).
What are business rates reliefs?
With just six months until the publication of the Draft Rating List for Revaluation 2026, the House of Lords has dealt another blow to the business community by blocking the government’s proposed business rates reforms.
House of Lords blocks government’s Business Rates Reform plans
With just six months until the publication of the Draft Rating List for Revaluation 2026, the House of Lords has dealt another blow to the business community by blocking the government’s proposed business rates reforms.
What can we expect from the Spring Statement?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, is set to deliver the UK's Spring Statement on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.