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Rateable Value

The rateable value of non-domestic property is fixed in most cases by an independent valuation officer of the Valuation Office Agency. All non-domestic property is revalued every five years. From 1 April 2005, the rateable value of a property represents its annual open market rental value as at 1 April 2003. The value of all property in respect of which rates are payable to Dover District Council are shown in the local rating list, a copy of which may be inspected at:

Alternatively, search the rating list on the Valuation Office website

The Valuation Officer may alter the value if he believes that the circumstances of the property have changed. The ratepayer (and certain others who have an interest in the property) may also in certain circumstances propose a change in value. If in any case the ratepayer and the Valuation Officer do not agree, the matter will be referred as an appeal to a valuation tribunal.

A proposal for a change in value can be backdated to no earlier than the start of the year in which it is made.

Information about the circumstances in which a change in rateable value may be proposed or how such a proposal may be made is available from the Valuation Officer at the address shown above. Further information about the new appeal arrangements may be obtained from the District Council or from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM):

• www.local.odpm.gov.uk
  

Contact

Telephone: 01304 872195

E-mail: nndr@dover.gov.uk

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