Consultation on 2017 Rating Revaluation
The Government has published a consultation document in respect of the forthcoming 2017 Rating Revaluation. The consultation seeks views on whether the rate used to value large properties for which there is no general market, such as oil refineries, should continue to be a prescribed rate, as it presently is, and if so what rate should be set. This rather technical consultation may sound like a paradise for rating nerds but it is a matter that could be of interest to all ratepayers. ...Read More
Completion Notice correctly served
A Completion Notice, which enables a new building that may only be partly completed to be entered into the Rating List, was valid and was duly served despite being addressed simply to "The Owner" and delivered to the building concerned, the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has determined. This decision will be of interest to owners of unoccupied new buildings and to local authorities which issue Completion Notices. ...Read More