To correspond with the answer of 6 July 2009, Official Report, column 605W, the information provided is in respect of valid rating appeals received 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2009 and settled as at 30 June 2009.
The period covers the:
2000 Rating Lists—effective 1 April 2000 to 31 March 2005
2005 Rating Lists—effective 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2010
The compiled list statistics shows overall reduction in rateable value resulting from appeals against the compiled rating list entries, i.e. appeals challenging the original entries in the rating lists, effective from either 1 April 2000 or 1 April 2005.
The column labelled “others” shows the reduction in rateable value resulting from all other appeals. These are appeals where circumstances have changed since the lists were compiled and the rating assessment requires amendment.
Appeals received in: RV change (£000) RV change (£000) 1 2 4 6 England 2004-05 -29,785 -538,362 England 2005-06 -817,768 -390,510 England 2006-07 -388,963 -549,049 England 2007-08 -164,470 -522,566 England 2008-09 -55,897 -348,893 Wales 2004-05 -954 -17,163 Wales 2005-06 -33,391 -8,198 Wales 2006-07 -8,805 -16,679 Wales 2007-08 -4,357 -10,648 Wales 2008-09 -1,032 -11,642 England and Wales 2004-05 -30,740 -555,525 England and Wales 2005-06 -851,159 -398,708 England and Wales 2006-07 -397,768 -565,728 England and Wales 2007-08 -168,827 -533,214 England and Wales 2008-09 -56,929 -360,535
The above figures were extracted from the Valuation Office Agency operational database.
I have placed a table in the Library which sets out how many hereditaments in each local authority have a rateable value over £50,000.
These data are consistent with the statistical release titled “Non-domestic rateable values: 2010 Local Ratings Lists—England and Wales” published on 18 December 2009.
A copy of this statistical release is available at the following link:
http://www.voa.gov.uk/publications/statistical_releases/VOA_Statistics_Release_Final.pdf
I have placed a table in the Library which sets out the average rateable value in each local authority.
These data are consistent with the statistical release titled “Non-domestic rateable values: 2010 Local Ratings Lists—England and Wales” published on 18 December 2009.
A copy of this statistical release is available at the following link:
http://www.voa.gov.uk/publications/statistical_releases/VOA_Statistics_Release_Final.pdf