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Valuations
Fixing Rateable Values
An independent Valuation Officer of the Valuation Office Agency, usually fixes the rateable values of all non-domestic property. All non-domestic property is revalued every five years. The rateable value of a property is based on its open market rental value on 1st April 2003.
Rating List
The values of all property for which rates are paid to us are shown in the local rating list. You can look at a copy of this from Monday to Friday, between 9am and 4pm at the Valuation Office Agency, Portland Tower, Portland Street, Manchester. A copy is also held at our business rates section and can be seen via Access Trafford, Sale Town Hall between 9.00am and 4.30pm, Monday to Friday or on the Valuation Office Agency website
Valuation
The Valuation Officer may alter the value if he believes that there have been changes at the property. Ratepayers may also, in certain circumstances, propose that the value is changed. If the ratepayer and the Valuation Officer do not agree on a rateable value, he will refer it as an appeal to a Valuation Tribunal.
You can find out about when you can propose a change in a rateable value and how you should make a proposal by contacting the Valuation Office at the address shown above.
If you need advice about whether you should appeal, you may want to consult a good independent adviser. Members of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the Institute of Revenues, Rating and Valuation (IRRV), have to work to rules of professional conduct designed to protect the public from bad practice and they have to have insurance to protect you.
If you have appealed against your rateable value, you must still pay the amount on your demand notice. You cannot withhold payment until you get the result of your appeal. However, if your appeal is successful, we will automatically refund any rates you have overpaid, if appropriate.
Who to Contact
Business Rates Section
Trafford Council
PO Box 65
Sale
M33 6BY
Email: business.rates@trafford.gov.uk
Customer Services: 0161 912 2346
Fax: 0161 912 2369
You can also visit us at any of our Customer Contact Centres
This page was last updated on 13 May 2008
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